As the Senate is immersed in impeachment, the House is focusing its debate on matters of war and peace.
The Democratic-controlled House has approved measures intended to reassert congressional authority over war powers.
The House has approved a proposal to repeal the 2002 congressional authorization for the war in Iraq.
And the House voted to prevent tax dollars from being used to take military action against Iran without congressional approval.
The actions follow a Jan. 9 vote by the House asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is continuing, at least for two months, its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that work with Iran's civilian nuclear program.
But to signal that its pressure campaign against Tehran continues, Treasury announced new sanctions targeting the head of Iran's nuclear program and the agency he directs.
Separately, Treasury announced that a new financial channel has been created in Switzerland to allow monetary transactions that benefit Iranian medical patients and that shipments of cancer and transplant drugs have already been shipped to Iran through the channel.
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