Senate Rejects Resolution to End Iran Conflict Without Congressional Authorization
The Senate voted 49-50 against a measure ordering the president to halt U.S. hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes them.
On Thursday, the Senate narrowly defeated a resolution that would have required the president to cease U.S. military actions against Iran without explicit congressional approval. The vote was 49-50, with four Republican senators—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul and Thom Tillis—supporting the measure, while Democrat John Fetterman opposed it and another Democrat abstained. This marks the fourteenth Senate consideration of a war-powers bill since the conflict began on Feb. 28, underscoring ongoing partisan and procedural disputes over the war’s continuation and its $42 billion cost.
Why it matters
It highlights the unresolved congressional authority over a costly, ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran.
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