The House voted 268 to 145 to approve the resolution sponsored by House Speaker John Boehner, which rebukes the administration for failing to comply with the War Powers Act. The law requires congressional authorization within 60 days of military action. That deadline expired last month.

In another vote on June 3, the lower chamber rejected a resolution that would require the withdrawal of all US troops from Libya within 15 days. The resolution by Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich was turned down by a margin of 148 to 265.

The White House defended the administration's handling of military operations in Libya, calling both resolutions "unnecessary and unhelpful."

"It is the view of this administration that we've acted in accordance with the War Powers Act because of these regular consultations," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said aboard Air Force One en route to Toledo, Ohio. "We've been engaged in that consultation all along ... We're committed to that moving forward."