CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

U.S. Senate · June 16, 2026

Roll call 174 · 119th Congress, session 2

S.J.Res. 172 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

A vote to take a measure away from a committee that has not acted on it A committee can hold a measure indefinitely. This asks the whole chamber to take it away from the committee and bring it to the floor. If it fails, the measure stays where it was.

Motion to Discharge Rejected

47 yes 48 no

The Senate said no

Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.

Yea: 47 Nay: 48 Not Voting: 5 100 members

What was being voted on

119-SJRES-172 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

This joint resolution directs the removal of United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The text notes that Congress has the sole power to declare war and has not enacted a specific statutory authorization for military force against Iran. It outlines that Operation Epic Fury was launched on February 28, 2026, resulting in casualties, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and subsequent orders for additional forces. A ceasefire took effect on April 8, 2026, followed by a United States blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Where the votes came from

The buttons outline the members the breakdown below talks about.

How each senator votedFailed 47–48. Had the 1 Democrat who voted no voted yes, it would have passed.Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes; Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · NoKatie Britt (R-AL) · No; Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · NoJohn Boozman (R-AR) · No; Tom Cotton (R-AR) · NoRuben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes; Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · YesAlex Padilla (D-CA) · Yes; Adam Schiff (D-CA) · YesMichael Bennet (D-CO) · Didn't vote; John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · YesRichard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Yes; Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · YesLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Yes; Christopher Coons (D-DE) · YesAshley Moody (R-FL) · No; Rick Scott (R-FL) · NoJon Ossoff (D-GA) · Yes; Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · YesMazie Hirono (D-HI) · Yes; Brian Schatz (D-HI) · YesJoni Ernst (R-IA) · No; Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · NoMike Crapo (R-ID) · No; James Risch (R-ID) · NoRichard Durbin (D-IL) · Yes; Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · YesJim Banks (R-IN) · No; Todd Young (R-IN) · NoJerry Moran (R-KS) · No; Roger Marshall (R-KS) · NoMitch McConnell (R-KY) · Didn't vote; Rand Paul (R-KY) · YesBill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes; John Kennedy (R-LA) · NoEdward Markey (D-MA) · Yes; Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · YesAngela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Yes; Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · YesSusan Collins (R-ME) · Yes; Angus King (I-ME) · YesGary Peters (D-MI) · Yes; Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · YesAmy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Yes; Tina Smith (D-MN) · YesJosh Hawley (R-MO) · Didn't vote; Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · NoCindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · No; Roger Wicker (R-MS) · NoSteve Daines (R-MT) · No; Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · NoTed Budd (R-NC) · No; Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · NoKevin Cramer (R-ND) · No; John Hoeven (R-ND) · NoDeb Fischer (R-NE) · No; Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · NoMaggie Hassan (D-NH) · Yes; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · YesCory Booker (D-NJ) · Didn't vote; Andy Kim (D-NJ) · YesMartin Heinrich (D-NM) · Yes; Ben Luján (D-NM) · YesCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Yes; Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · YesKirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes; Charles Schumer (D-NY) · YesJon Husted (R-OH) · No; Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · NoAlan Armstrong (R-OK) · No; James Lankford (R-OK) · NoJeff Merkley (D-OR) · Yes; Ron Wyden (D-OR) · YesJohn Fetterman (D-PA) · No; David McCormick (R-PA) · NoJohn Reed (D-RI) · Yes; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · YesLindsey Graham (R-SC) · No; Tim Scott (R-SC) · NoMike Rounds (R-SD) · No; John Thune (R-SD) · NoMarsha Blackburn (R-TN) · No; Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · NoJohn Cornyn (R-TX) · No; Ted Cruz (R-TX) · NoJohn Curtis (R-UT) · No; Mike Lee (R-UT) · NoTimothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes; Mark Warner (D-VA) · YesBernie Sanders (I-VT) · Didn't vote; Peter Welch (D-VT) · YesMaria Cantwell (D-WA) · Yes; Patty Murray (D-WA) · YesTammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Yes; Ron Johnson (R-WI) · NoShelley Capito (R-WV) · No; James Justice (R-WV) · NoJohn Barrasso (R-WY) · No; Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · No
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How each senator voted
AK-S1Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes
AK-S2Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · No
AL-S1Katie Britt (R-AL) · No
AL-S2Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · No
AR-S1John Boozman (R-AR) · No
AR-S2Tom Cotton (R-AR) · No
AZ-S1Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes
AZ-S2Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Yes
CA-S1Alex Padilla (D-CA) · Yes
CA-S2Adam Schiff (D-CA) · Yes
CO-S1Michael Bennet (D-CO) · Didn't vote
CO-S2John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · Yes
CT-S1Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Yes
CT-S2Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · Yes
DE-S1Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Yes
DE-S2Christopher Coons (D-DE) · Yes
FL-S1Ashley Moody (R-FL) · No
FL-S2Rick Scott (R-FL) · No
GA-S1Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Yes
GA-S2Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · Yes
HI-S1Mazie Hirono (D-HI) · Yes
HI-S2Brian Schatz (D-HI) · Yes
IA-S1Joni Ernst (R-IA) · No
IA-S2Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · No
ID-S1Mike Crapo (R-ID) · No
ID-S2James Risch (R-ID) · No
IL-S1Richard Durbin (D-IL) · Yes
IL-S2Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Yes
IN-S1Jim Banks (R-IN) · No
IN-S2Todd Young (R-IN) · No
KS-S1Jerry Moran (R-KS) · No
KS-S2Roger Marshall (R-KS) · No
KY-S1Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · Didn't vote
KY-S2Rand Paul (R-KY) · Yes
LA-S1Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes
LA-S2John Kennedy (R-LA) · No
MA-S1Edward Markey (D-MA) · Yes
MA-S2Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · Yes
MD-S1Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Yes
MD-S2Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · Yes
ME-S1Susan Collins (R-ME) · Yes
ME-S2Angus King (I-ME) · Yes
MI-S1Gary Peters (D-MI) · Yes
MI-S2Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Yes
MN-S1Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Yes
MN-S2Tina Smith (D-MN) · Yes
MO-S1Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Didn't vote
MO-S2Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · No
MS-S1Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · No
MS-S2Roger Wicker (R-MS) · No
MT-S1Steve Daines (R-MT) · No
MT-S2Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · No
NC-S1Ted Budd (R-NC) · No
NC-S2Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · No
ND-S1Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · No
ND-S2John Hoeven (R-ND) · No
NE-S1Deb Fischer (R-NE) · No
NE-S2Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · No
NH-S1Maggie Hassan (D-NH) · Yes
NH-S2Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Yes
NJ-S1Cory Booker (D-NJ) · Didn't vote
NJ-S2Andy Kim (D-NJ) · Yes
NM-S1Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Yes
NM-S2Ben Luján (D-NM) · Yes
NV-S1Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Yes
NV-S2Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Yes
NY-S1Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes
NY-S2Charles Schumer (D-NY) · Yes
OH-S1Jon Husted (R-OH) · No
OH-S2Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · No
OK-S1Alan Armstrong (R-OK) · No
OK-S2James Lankford (R-OK) · No
OR-S1Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Yes
OR-S2Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Yes
PA-S1John Fetterman (D-PA) · No
PA-S2David McCormick (R-PA) · No
RI-S1John Reed (D-RI) · Yes
RI-S2Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Yes
SC-S1Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · No
SC-S2Tim Scott (R-SC) · No
SD-S1Mike Rounds (R-SD) · No
SD-S2John Thune (R-SD) · No
TN-S1Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · No
TN-S2Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · No
TX-S1John Cornyn (R-TX) · No
TX-S2Ted Cruz (R-TX) · No
UT-S1John Curtis (R-UT) · No
UT-S2Mike Lee (R-UT) · No
VA-S1Timothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes
VA-S2Mark Warner (D-VA) · Yes
VT-S1Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · Didn't vote
VT-S2Peter Welch (D-VT) · Yes
WA-S1Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · Yes
WA-S2Patty Murray (D-WA) · Yes
WI-S1Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · Yes
WI-S2Ron Johnson (R-WI) · No
WV-S1Shelley Capito (R-WV) · No
WV-S2James Justice (R-WV) · No
WY-S1John Barrasso (R-WY) · No
WY-S2Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · No

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The vote, broken down

Failed 47–48. Had the 1 Democrat who voted no voted yes, it would have passed.

How your senators voted

  • 5 senators voted against most of their party

    For Cassidy that is unusual: they vote against most of their party about 1 vote in 36. Fetterman does it about 1 in 5 votes, Paul about 1 in 6.

  • 5 senators didn't vote: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 1 independent

    A typical senator misses about 1 in 39 votes. McConnell and Bennet miss far more than that (15% and 9% of votes this Congress).

  • It would have failed either way

    1 of the 48 who voted no (47 Republicans and 1 Democrat) switching to yes would have made it pass.

    As voted
    47–48 Fails
    If the 5 who voted against most of their party had voted with it
    44–51 Fails
    If the 4 who didn't vote had voted with their party
    49–50 Fails
    If both had happened
    46–53 Fails

How each member voted (100)

47 yea, 48 nay, 5 not voting

The Senate recorded this as “On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.”.

The voting data is collected from the Senate's own data file for this vote (raw XML).