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华盛顿讯 —— 议员们本周将结束两周的休会期返回华盛顿，处理伊朗战争、持续的国土安全部停摆以及针对部分同僚的驱逐表决等重大议题。
此前特朗普总统发出警告称，如果伊朗不达成协议结束战争，“整个文明今晚就会覆灭”，随后双方达成了为期两周的停火协议，国会在此之前就已经休会。副总统JD·万斯已离开伊斯兰堡，此前周末的多轮马拉松谈判未能达成协议。特朗普于周日宣布，美国海军将实施封锁，阻止船只通过霍尔木兹海峡。
目前，对伊朗战争的支持将成为国会山的核心议题。民主党人誓言将推动投票，以限制总统在伊朗采取进一步军事行动的权力。
议员们就伊朗战争支持度展开讨论
议员们将面临关于他们对战争支持度以及战争延伸范围的新质疑。
尽管民主党一直在猛烈抨击总统，但越来越多的共和党人表示，如果战争不能在60天期限前结束，他们的支持可能会动摇——根据1973年《战争权力决议》，未经授权的军事行动的上限为60天。
对战争的支持可能会在白宫提出的追加拨款请求中受到考验。《华盛顿邮报》上周报道，政府预计将申请800亿至1000亿美元的追加拨款，较五角大楼上月最初寻求的2000亿美元有所缩减。
民主党领袖誓言将推动投票以限制总统的战争权力，强调为期两周的停火并不足够。
“我们需要永久结束唐纳德·特朗普这场代价高昂且鲁莽的主动战争，众议院民主党人致力于实现这一目标，”众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯上周四表示。
这位少数党领袖表示，民主党人“正在与共和党人积极对话，以争取到我们的几位共和党同僚”，并强调只需几票就能阻止“这场鲁莽的主动战争”。
众议院此前曾否决一项限制总统伊朗战争权力的提案。上月，该提案以212票对219票被否决，四名民主党人与除两名共和党人外的所有共和党人投票反对该提案。
参议院也曾多次否决针对伊朗的战争权力决议。但参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默上周宣布，参议院将推动新一轮投票，他认为脆弱的两周停火“不是战略，不是外交解决方案，也不是计划”。
“国会必须重新行使其权力，尤其是在这个危险的时刻，”舒默说，“没有哪位总统，无论民主党还是共和党，应该独自将国家拖入战争。现在不应该，永远都不应该。”
国土安全部停摆持续
参众两院上月末在未能就国土安全部的拨款计划达成一致后休会，该部门自2月14日起陷入停摆。与此同时，特朗普总统已指示所有国土安全部雇员通过其他资金来源领取工资。
此次国会僵局的背景是，参议院一致通过了国土安全部的拨款法案，但未纳入民主党反对的移民海关执法局和部分海关与边境保护局的资金。众议院共和党人没有批准该拨款方案，而是推进了一项替代方案，临时为国土安全部的所有部门提供资金。
尽管众议院议长迈克·约翰逊最初称参议院的计划是“笑话”并予以否决，但他与参议院多数党领袖约翰·桑恩几天后宣布达成协议，将按照参议院最初的计划为该部门提供资金，同时通过预算和解程序为移民执法争取额外资金。一天后，参议院迈出了为该部门拨款的第一步，为众议院审议铺平了道路。
焦点再次回到众议院，约翰逊本周也面临着重新授权《外国情报监控法》第702条的最后期限压力，这是一项关键的国家安全监控法律。但拨款计划仍面临反对，一些众议院共和党人威胁将反对该计划，除非和解程序完成，而保守的众议院自由核心小组则要求通过和解程序为国土安全部的所有部门提供资金。
新一轮和解提案推进
参议院共和党人计划通过和解程序快速推进移民海关执法局和海关与边境保护局的拨款，这一程序允许他们在无需参议院民主党支持的情况下推进法案。
桑恩上周对记者表示，参议院将“立即着手”，面临着6月1日的最后期限，需让该拨款法案在参众两院获得通过。为此，共和党人打算将法案严格限定在拨款范围内，不会附加其他优先议题。
上周晚些时候与怀俄明州共和党参议员约翰·巴拉索和南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆会面后，特朗普在Truth Social的帖子中表示，该进程“进展顺利，我们正快速且专注地推进”。
共和党人并未排除在不久的将来推出另一项和解方案以解决其他优先议题。但议员们是否能够推进这些方案仍有待观察。
根据预算和解程序，议员们必须首先在参众两院通过完全相同的预算决议。随后各委员会起草立法，使支出与新的预算目标相符，再将相关建议纳入一揽子立法法案。共和党人去年曾利用该程序通过了《宏伟美好法案》，这一大规模税收法案是特朗普第一任期议程的核心立法。
议员们推动应对议员丑闻问责
国会本周还可能因个人丑闻受到关注。在针对加州民主党众议员埃里克·斯沃威尔的性侵犯指控曝光后，一些议员正推动对多名议员进行问责。
佛罗里达州共和党众议员安娜·保利娜·卢娜宣布，她将推动就斯沃威尔的指控发起驱逐表决。民主党人预计将发起反制，投票驱逐处境艰难的德克萨斯州共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯。冈萨雷斯上月承认与一名后来自杀的职员有婚外情。他已退出连任竞选，但并未辞去国会职务。
斯沃威尔否认了多项性不当行为指控，包括一名前职员指控他性侵。在包括众议院民主党领袖在内的巨大压力下，斯沃威尔于周日晚暂停了加州州长竞选活动。
众议院道德委员会的调查通常会先于谴责或驱逐议员的院会行动，但并非必须先进行调查。
议员们正在考虑针对其他议员发起额外的驱逐表决，包括佛罗里达州的共和党众议员科里·米尔斯和民主党众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克。驱逐表决需要得到众议院三分之二的议员支持，门槛极高。众议院历史上仅有六名议员被驱逐，最近一次是2023年的乔治·桑托斯。但议员们也可以采取其他问责途径，例如谴责。
Congress returns to grapple with Iran war, DHS shutdown, expulsion votes for Swalwell and Gonzales
2026-04-13T09:15:00-0400 / CBS News
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Updated on: April 13, 2026 / 10:40 AM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week from a two-week break to face major developments in the war with Iran, a lingering Department of Homeland Security shutdown and possible expulsion votes for some of their own members.
Congress has been away from Washington since well before President Trump threatened that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran didn’t agree to a deal to end the war, followed by a two-week ceasefire. Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad after marathon talks over the weekend failed to yield an agreement. And Mr. Trump announced on Sunday that the U.S. Navy will impose a blockade preventing ships from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Now, support for the war is expected to come center stage on Capitol Hill. And Democrats are vowing to force votes aimed at limiting the president’s ability to carry out further military action in Iran.
Lawmakers mull support for Iran war
Lawmakers will face new questions about their support for the war — and how far it extends.
While Democrats have continued to rail against the president, a growing number of Republicans have indicated that their support could run out if the war doesn’t end before the 60-day mark — the cap on any unauthorized engagements under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
Support for the war could be put to the test with a supplemental funding request from the White House. The Washington Post reported last week that the administration is expected to request between $80 billion and $100 billion in supplemental funding, scaling back the $200 billion the Pentagon had appeared to initially seek last month.
Democratic leaders are vowing to force votes to curb the president’s war powers, stressing that a two-week ceasefire is not sufficient.
“We need a permanent end to Donald Trump’s costly and reckless war of choice, and House Democrats are committed to bringing about that outcome,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said last Thursday.
The minority leader said Democrats are “in active conversations with Republicans to secure an additional handful of our Republican colleagues,” stressing that only a few votes are needed to stop “this reckless war of choice.”
The House has previously rejected an attempt to limit the president’s Iran war powers. Last month, the chamber voted 212 to 219 on the measure, with four Democrats joining all but two Republicans to kill it.
The Senate has also defeated multiple war powers resolutions regarding Iran. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced last week that the Senate would force another vote, arguing that the fragile two-week ceasefire “is not a strategy, it’s not a diplomatic solution, it’s not a plan.”
“Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment,” Schumer said. “No president, Democrat or Republican, should take this country to war alone. Not now, not ever.”
The DHS shutdown drags on
The House and Senate left town late last month after failing to agree on a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down since Feb. 14. In the meantime, President Trump has directed all DHS employees to be paid with alternate funding sources.
The latest stalemate in Congress came after the Senate unanimously approved funding for DHS while leaving out funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and some of Customs and Border Protection, which Democrats have opposed. Rather than approving the funding, House Republicans moved forward with an alternate measure to fund the entirety of DHS on a temporary basis.
Though House Speaker Mike Johnson had initially rejected the Senate plan, which he called a “joke,” he and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced an agreement days later to fund the department under the initial Senate plan, while pursuing additional funding for immigration enforcement through the budget reconciliation process. A day later, the Senate took the first step toward funding the department, teeing up House consideration.
The focus is back on the House, where Johnson is also under deadline pressure this week to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702, a key national security surveillance law. But the funding plan is still facing pushback, with some House Republicans threatening to oppose it until the reconciliation process is complete, while the conservative House Freedom Caucus has demanded that all of DHS be funded through the reconciliation process.
A new reconciliation push
Senate Republicans are aiming to quickly move forward with ICE and CBP funding through reconciliation, which allows them to advance a bill without support from Senate Democrats.
Thune told reporters last week that the Senate will “hop on it right away,” facing a June 1 deadline to get the funding through both chambers. To do so, Republicans intend to keep the bill narrowly focused on the funding, rather than attaching other priorities.
After meeting with GOP Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina late last week, Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the process is “ON TRACK, and we are moving FAST and FOCUSED.”
Republicans haven’t ruled out another reconciliation package in the near future to address other priorities. But whether lawmakers would be able to move the packages remains to be seen.
Under the budget reconciliation process, lawmakers must first adopt identical budget resolutions in both the Senate and the House. Committees then draft legislation reconciling spending with the new budget goals, before incorporating the recommendations into a legislative package. Republicans used the process last year to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a massive tax package that served as the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s first-year agenda.
Lawmakers push for accountability amid member scandals
Congress is also facing a week that could be marked by personal scandals. In the wake of sexual assault allegations against Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, some lawmakers are making a push for accountability for multiple members.
GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced that she intends to force a vote to expel Swalwell over the allegations. And Democrats are expected to counter the move with a vote to expel embattled Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas. Gonzales admitted last month to having an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. He dropped his reelection bid but has not resigned from Congress.
Swalwell has denied the multiple sexual misconduct allegations, including from a former staffer who alleged he sexually assaulted her. Amid intense pressure to drop out of the race, including from House Democratic leaders, Swalwell suspended his bid for California governor late Sunday.
Investigations by the House Ethics Committee typically precede floor action to reprimand or expel members. But an investigation isn’t required.
Lawmakers are considering additional expulsion votes targeting other members, including GOP Rep. Cory Mills and Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, both of Florida. The expulsion votes would require support from two thirds of the chamber, making it a high bar. Just six lawmakers have ever been expelled in the House’s history, with the latest being George Santos in 2023. But lawmakers could pursue other avenues for accountability as well, like censure.