The Republican defectors paved the way for a debate that could expose bipartisan concern about President Trump's actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump called for them to lose their seats.
In a rare rebuke to President Trump, five Republicans joined with Democrats on Thursday to advance a measure that would require congressional authorization for future military action in Venezuela.
House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own branch's prerogatives. But they fell short.