House Republicans vote to enforce stricter Iranian sanctions and stop China from purchasing their oil as they strongly condemn missile attacks on Israel

House Republicans are planning dozens of votes on measures in support of Israel and condemnation of Iran after the weekend attacks, but still do not have a path forward on funding for the U.S. ally. 

Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend. 

He's pushed off plans for 'appliance week,' where the House was expected to vote on a series of messaging measures against the Biden administration's regulations on home appliances like gas stoves. 

The bills would require the U.S. to 'fully implement' sanctions on Iran and make sure there aren't any loopholes, restrict Iranian imports and crack down on financial transactions between the U.S. and Iran and sanction Chinese companies that buy oil from Iran. 

Speaker Mike Johnson has put 17 new bills involving Iran and Israel on the House floor schedule after Iran launched drone attacks on Israel over the weekend

Republicans are planning dozens of votes on measures in support of Israel and condemnation of Iran, led by Ayatollah Khameini, above, after the weekend attacks, but still do not have a path forward on funding for the U.S. ally

Another of the bills would declare the phrase 'from the river to the sea,' controversially used by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., to be anti-semitic and another would urge the EU to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. a terrorist organization. 

In light of the attacks, Democrats have turned up the heat on Johnson to put the $95 billion, Senate-passed supplemental funding bill with money for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific on the House floor. 

Conservative hardliners have warned Johnson against attaching any Ukraine funding to an Israel aid bill. Johnson has remained coy on how he'd like to move forward but called an emergency all-conference meeting of his Republicans for Monday evening. 

Israel has deemed Iran's 350-missile attack a 'declaration of war,' though it said 99 percent of the missiles were intercepted. 

The attack was in response to Israel's drone strike in Syria tht killed 12 Iranians, including two top generals. 

Meanwhile President Biden is facing mounting pressure to contain the crisis, with defense experts claiming the president has allowed the conflict in Gaza to spread and that the expanding battle lines risk pulling in allies including the US.

Donald Trump last night accused Biden of 'weakness and incompetence' as he railed against his election rival for failing to address the American public following the attack by Tehran, its first-ever direct assault on Israel.

IDF spokesman Peter Lerner on Monday morning confirmed that there would be retaliation from Israel, stating that this could involve 'a strike or no strike.'

He explained that military top brass had submitted 'a wide range of options' and that there are 'a lot of different scenarios' on the table.

Iranian missiles launched into Israel, as seen on Iranian TV 

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14, 2024

The Israeli government will 'decide on the steps forward' as early as Monday or within the coming days, Lerner told reporters.

Johnson has signaled that he wants to get foreign aid for both Israel and Ukraine across the finish line. But he hasn't said whether that will consist of one vote or multiple. 

Appearing with Johnson on Friday, Trump said he was 'taking a look' at Ukraine aid, but favored it in the form of a loan rather than a direct grant. 

Johnson and his top brass have discussed using the Lend-Lease Act, which would require Ukraine to give back any military equipment that is not destroyed after a certain time frame, and the REPO Act, which would seize Russian assets that have been frozen across the globe for Ukraine. 

An image-grab from a video taken early on April 14, 2024, shows rocket trails in the sky above the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem

But a motion to vacate has loomed over Johnson's head since Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene launched the bid to oust him last month. The Georgia Republican is a staunch opponent to Ukraine aid and has already threatened to try to boot Johnson if he brings it to the floor.

With Republicans' razor-thin majority, Johnson can only afford to lose three Republicans and keep his job. 

The Senate-passed bill included both humanitarian and military aid: $61 billion for Ukraine, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific.

Johnson suggested he would not be putting the Senate bill on the House floor, adding military-only aid is 'more palatable' to members. 

'No American taxpayer should be tasked with propping up the pension system of the nation of Ukraine.' 

Any foreign aid bill would likely have to come to the House floor under suspension of the rules, meaning it would need a two-thirds majority vote to pass. 

The bill would lose a number of Democrats would oppose further aid to Israel without humanitarian conditions. It would lose a number of Republicans who outright oppose Ukraine aid - potentially jeopardizing its chances of passing. 

But Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries insisted the bill would pass even under suspension - he would put up enough Democratic votes. 

'I believe that there are a sufficient number of votes to make sure that the national security bill makes it over the legislative finish line,' Jeffries said.