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House lawmakers advanced their version the week prior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provision cuts Hegseth\u2019s travel funding by 75% until the committee receives the civilian harm investigations for three separate 2025 Yemen strikes and the February strike on the girls\u2019 school in Minab, Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Feb. 28, the first day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/28\/us-israel-launch-major-combat-operations-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Iran war<\/a>, a school in southern Iran was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/11\/amid-us-military-actions-white-house-struggles-to-explain-how-iran-war-will-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">struck<\/a> by a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile, killing at least 165 people, most of them schoolgirls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump claimed that Iran could have obtained the missile, despite questions about how Tehran would have gained access. The strike has been under investigation by the Pentagon since March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on Wednesday in France, Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2067294382642921731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">asked<\/a> about the investigation and whether anyone in the Trump administration would be held accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s such a strange question to be asked at this state because you\u2019re talking about a long time ago, but nobody did that on purpose,\u201d he said in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMistakes are made. War is nasty. But I know it\u2019s under investigation, and I could have a report for you tomorrow. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question because they have it under investigation,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another provision in the Senate NDAA moved to prohibit the use of military funds for the operations against Iran without congressional authorization and restricted travel funding for Hegseth\u2019s office until lawmakers submit a report on how the Iran war has impacted readiness. The amendment failed to pass in a 13-14 vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unedited video of strikes conducted by U.S. Southern Command on terrorist organizations that were allegedly smuggling drugs in Latin American waters would also need to be submitted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since September 2025, the U.S. military has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/06\/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">conducted<\/a> strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean that they alleged were carrying drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of June 16, the military has disclosed 64 strikes that have killed at least 191 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee is also seeking information about the Defense Department procedures for notifying Congress about sensitive military operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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