US Senate rejects Iran war-powers resolution, 49–50

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Resolution falls one vote short in the Senate

The US Senate rejected H.Con.Res. 89 by 49 votes to 50, with one senator not voting. The House-passed concurrent resolution would have directed the president to remove US forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress had specifically authorized them. Its rejection leaves current military operations unchanged. Four Republicans supported the measure, while one Democrat opposed it. The vote also leaves unresolved a longstanding institutional dispute: the 1973 War Powers Resolution provides a congressional mechanism for directing troop removal, but administrations of both parties have disputed whether that mechanism can legally bind a president.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 244: H.Con.Res. 89 · Iran war powers measure falls short in Senate, despite new GOP support