Congressional lawmakers announced Saturday they will vote on a resolution to grant President Obama the authority to take military action against Syria when they return the week of Sept. 9, but few gave any clear indication as to whether they would support a strike or move to block it.

Just a handful of lawmakers — including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez, D-N.J. — said Saturday that they will vote to give the president the authority to use military force against Syrian President Bashar Assad in retaliation for his regime’s use of chemical weapons on its own citizens.