Editing War Powers Resolution (section)

===Yemen, 2018–2019===
{{See also|Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|assassination of Jamal Khashoggi}}
In 2018, Senators [[Bernie Sanders]] (I–[[List of United States Senators from Vermont|VT]]), [[Chris Murphy]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[List of United States Senators from Connecticut|CT]]), and [[Mike Lee]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[List of United States Senators from Utah|UT]]) sponsored a bill to invoke the War Powers Resolution and to end U.S. support for the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen]],<ref name="NBC" /> which has resulted in thousands of civilian casualties<ref name="NBC">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/after-inadequate-briefing-saudi-arabia-senate-advances-bill-end-u-n941386|title=Senate advances bill to end U.S. involvement in Yemen war after 'inadequate' briefing on Saudi Arabia|last=Caldwell|first=Leigh Ann|date=November 28, 2018|work=[[NBC News]]|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref> and "millions more suffering from starvation and disease."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/2018/11/28/18116442/yemen-war-powers-senate-vote-sanders|title=The Senate is moving closer to ending US support for the war in Yemen|last=Ward|first=Alex|date=November 28, 2018|work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|access-date=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

Sanders first introduced the bill in the [[115th United States Congress|115th Congress]] in February 2018, but the Senate voted to table the motion in March 2018.<ref>{{USBill|115|sj|54}}</ref> Interest grew in the bill after the [[assassination of Jamal Khashoggi]] in October 2018, with the Senate also approving a resolution holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman responsible for Khashoggi's death.<ref name="Hirschfeld">{{cite news|first1=Julie|last1=Hirschfeld Davis|first2=Eric|last2=Schmitt|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/politics/yemen-saudi-war-pompeo-mattis.html|title=Senate Votes to End Aid for Yemen Fight Over Khashoggi Killing and Saudis' War Aims|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=December 18, 2018|url-access=limited}}</ref> The Senate voted 56-to-41 to invoke the War Powers Resolution in December 2018.<ref name="Hirschfeld" /> However, the House of Representatives did not vote on the resolution before the conclusion of the 115th Congress.<ref name="Politico">{{cite web |last1=Levin |first1=Marianne |title=Senate set to again admonish Trump over Yemen on Wednesday |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/12/senate-vote-yemen-1218478 |website=politico.com |publisher=Politico |access-date=13 March 2019 |date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

The bill was introduced in the [[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]] in January 2019<ref>{{USBill|116|sj|7}}</ref> with Sanders announcing a vote to take place on March 13, 2019.<ref name="Politico" /> The bill was approved by the Senate in a 54–46 vote and was approved by the House of Representatives 247–175.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senate votes to end US support of Saudi-led Yemen war |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47564274 |date=14 March 2019 |access-date=14 March 2019 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/politics/house-passes-yemen-war-powers-resolution/|title=House sends Yemen War Powers Resolution to Trump, where it faces veto threat|date=4 April 2019|access-date=4 April 2019|work=[[CNN]]|last1=Killough|first1=Ashley|last2=Barrett|first2=Ted}}</ref>

The bill was vetoed by President Trump on April 16, 2019. On May 2, 2019, the Senate failed to reach the two-thirds majority vote in order to override the veto.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/ea653a19d7d243a5b22b78a95940f722|first=Susannah|last=George|title=Trump's Yemen war policy survives Senate's veto override bid|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2020|work=AP News}}</ref>