Iran War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 123)
Would direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or specifically authorizes force.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 123 from the Foreign Relations Committee on April 15, 2026, by a vote of 47 to 52. This action did not decide passage of the resolution.
Part of Senate Votes on Iran War Powers, with how every senator voted on 15 related roll calls.
Status
introduced
Mar 10, 2026
Recorded actions
1
Complete roll calls
Origin
senate
119th Congress
Public law
Not enacted
No enactment date
How the Senate voted
Each roll call below links to the complete list of how every senator voted, with the official question and source.
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· Senate roll call 79
Advancing an Iran War Powers Resolution
Discharge S.J.Res. 123, an Iran war powers resolution, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 47 yea, 52 nay, 1 not voting
What senators said about this measure
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John Hickenlooper on an Iran War Powers Vote
“Congress never authorized this illegal war. Let’s obey the law and end it.”
What the text provides
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Direction to remove forces
Section 2 would direct the President, under section 1013 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985, to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force.
Section 2 · Source record
Rules of construction
Section 3 states that the resolution does not prevent the United States from defending against attacks on the United States or its personnel or facilities abroad, sharing intelligence with Israel and other partners and allies about threats from Iran or its proxies, helping partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 take defensive measures, including with defensive materiel, or assisting the security, departure, and evacuation of U.S. citizens.
Section 3(1) through (4) · Source record
Findings
Section 1 states findings on Congress's power to declare war, the President's responsibility to defend against attack, the purposes and consultation requirement of the War Powers Resolution, the military operation that began on February 28, 2026, and the expedited procedures that apply to the resolution.
Section 1, paragraphs (1) through (9) · Source record
How this text differs from S.J.Res. 116
Compared with S.J.Res. 116, an earlier measure in this vote series with a Senate roll call on Mar 24, 2026. Locations refer to S.J.Res. 123.
The direction to the President uses the same words as S.J.Res. 116, now as section 2. S.J.Res. 123 adds an exception for the security, departure, and evacuation of U.S. citizens affected by the hostilities, and its intelligence exception names Israel.
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Sections 2 and 3
Places the direction to the President in section 2 and the rule of construction in a separate section 3 that applies to the whole resolution.
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Section 3(4)
Adds an exception for providing assistance for the security, departure, and evacuation of U.S. citizens affected by the hostilities.
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Section 3(2) and (3)
The intelligence exception covers sharing with Israel and U.S. partners and allies. The defensive-assistance exception covers partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 taking defensive measures to protect their territory from retaliatory attacks.
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Section 1, paragraphs (4) through (7)
Includes findings quoting the War Powers Resolution's purpose and consultation requirement, a finding on Operation Epic Fury that quotes the President's March 2, 2026 notification to Congress, and a finding that seven U.S. service members had been killed as of March 9, 2026. It does not include S.J.Res. 116's findings on officials calling the operation a war, the number of participating service members, or Central Command's request for officers.
Texts compared: S.J.Res. 123 as introduced: Iran war powers · S.J.Res. 116 as introduced: Iran war powers
Statements on related topics from the same weeks
Statements that share a topic with this measure and were made within 30 days of one of its votes. They are not described as statements about this measure.
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Alex Padilla on Israel Arms Sales and the Iran Conflict
“We oppose actions that further deepen the United States in an unauthorized conflict in Iran—one with no clear strategy, no legal authority, and no defined end.”
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Jim Banks on Iran's Nuclear Program
“Iran can never have a nuclear weapon. I mean, that’s what these negotiations are all about. That’s what this war is about. Any terms that fall short of that is unsuccessful.”
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Tina Smith on U.S. Military Policy Toward Iran
“America’s moral leadership and rule of law is what sets us apart from our adversaries in the world. President Trump’s threats this morning to destroy an entire civilization and...”
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