House restricts funding for US military operations in Libya

[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] voted Thursday for a measure to restrict funding for US military operations in Libya but voted down a measure to entirely defund it. In another contradictory message from the House on approval for operations in Libya, it narrowly defeated a bipartisan measure [materials] 199-229 [roll call vote] sponsored by Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Justin Amash (R-MI) to defund all operations in Libya but passed a separate measure [materials] 225-201 [roll call vote]…