Iran War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 172)
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. 172 from the Foreign Relations Committee on June 16, 2026, by a vote of 47 to 48. 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
Apr 13, 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 174
Advancing an Iran War Powers Resolution
Discharge S.J.Res. 172, an Iran war powers resolution, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 47 yea, 48 nay, 5 not voting
What the text provides
Summaries of provisions visible in the cited measure text, with the exact location to check.
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 about threats from Iran or its proxies with partners and allies such as Israel, 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 purposes and consultation requirement of the War Powers Resolution, the absence of a declaration of war or specific authorization for force against Iran, the military operation that began on February 28, 2026, and the expedited procedures that apply to the resolution.
Section 1, paragraphs (1) through (11) · Source record
How this text differs from S.J.Res. 185
Compared with S.J.Res. 185, an earlier measure in this vote series with a Senate roll call on May 19, 2026. Locations refer to S.J.Res. 172.
The direction to the President uses the same words as S.J.Res. 185, now as section 2. S.J.Res. 172 adds findings on events from February to April 2026, including U.S. casualties, the Strait of Hormuz, and the April 8 ceasefire, and an exception for the evacuation of U.S. citizens.
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Section 1, paragraphs (3) through (9)
Adds findings quoting the War Powers Resolution's purpose and consultation requirement, and findings that Operation Epic Fury began on February 28, 2026, that 13 U.S. service members had been killed and at least 380 wounded as of April 8, 2026, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, that additional U.S. forces were ordered to the region on March 24, 2026, and that a ceasefire took effect on April 8, 2026, after which the United States announced a blockade of the Strait.
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Section 1
Does not include S.J.Res. 185's finding on the President's responsibility to defend against attack, and its finding on hostilities does not mention a naval blockade.
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Sections 2 and 3
Places the direction to the President in section 2 and the rule of construction in section 3.
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Section 3(2) and (3)
The intelligence exception covers sharing with U.S. partners and allies such as Israel. The defensive-assistance exception covers partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 and other nations taking defensive measures to protect their territory.
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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.
Texts compared: S.J.Res. 172 as introduced: Iran war powers · S.J.Res. 185 as introduced: Iran war powers
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