US House Republican leaders abruptly canceled a vote Thursday on a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran just as Republicans were on the verge of losing the vote due to absences.

Axar.az reports, citing Fox news, democrats have repeatedly forced votes to limit Trump’s war powers in both the House and the Senate – a campaign that has slowly picked up more GOP support in recent weeks.

The resolution was introduced by New York Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Top House Democratic leaders criticized the move to cancel the vote, saying in a joint statement, “the Republican-controlled House continues to behave like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trump administration.”