Iran War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 180)
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. 180 from the Foreign Relations Committee on July 23, 2026, by a vote of 47 to 49. 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 207
Advancing an Iran War Powers Resolution
Discharge S.J.Res. 180, an Iran war powers resolution, from the Foreign Relations Committee
Motion to Discharge Rejected · 47 yea, 49 nay, 4 not voting
What senators said about this measure
Statements linked because they name this measure or respond to its vote. Each chip shows the speaker's official recorded vote. A statement does not explain a vote.
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Tim Sheehy on Opposing an Iran War Powers Resolution
“We didn’t start this war. We did not, but we will finish it.”
What the text provides
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Direction to remove forces
Section 2(a) 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(a) · Source record
Rules of construction
Section 2(b) 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, helping partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 intercept retaliatory attacks, including with defensive materiel, or assisting the security, departure, and evacuation of U.S. citizens.
Section 2(b)(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 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 (10) · Source record
How this text differs from S.J.Res. 172
Compared with S.J.Res. 172, an earlier measure in this vote series with a Senate roll call on Jun 16, 2026. Locations refer to S.J.Res. 180.
The direction to the President uses the same words as S.J.Res. 172, again as section 2(a). S.J.Res. 180 adds findings on the President's March 2 notification and an April 7, 2026 presidential statement, and its exceptions do not name Israel.
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Section 1, paragraphs (5) and (7)
Adds a finding on the President's March 2, 2026 notification to Congress and a finding on President Trump's April 7, 2026 statement that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" and earlier statements threatening Iranian civilian infrastructure.
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Section 1
Does not include S.J.Res. 172's findings on the War Powers Resolution's purpose and consultation requirement, the Strait of Hormuz, or the April 8, 2026 ceasefire and blockade. It includes a finding on the President's responsibility to defend against attack.
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Section 2(b)(2) and (3)
The intelligence and defensive-assistance exceptions refer to partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 and other nations, without naming Israel. The defensive-assistance exception covers intercepting retaliatory attacks upon their territory.
Texts compared: S.J.Res. 180 as introduced: Iran war powers · S.J.Res. 172 as introduced: Iran war powers
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