Key facts
- Four Republican senators, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, and Bill Cassidy, voted for a war powers resolution.
- The resolution calls on the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran.
- Democratic Senator John Fetterman voted against the measure.
- Four House Republicans also previously supported a similar measure.
- The resolution does not have the force of law.
Four Republican senators broke ranks with their party to support a war powers resolution that calls on the Trump administration to withdraw U.S. troops from the conflict with Iran. Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, and Bill Cassidy joined nearly all Democrats in voting for the measure on Tuesday.
Democratic Senator John Fetterman was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution. The four Republican senators who supported the measure are considered to be on the more moderate wing of the party.
Senator Bill Cassidy, in a statement following a May vote to advance the resolution, expressed concerns that the White House and Pentagon had not provided Congress with sufficient information regarding military operations in Iran. He stated that until clarity is provided, "no congressional authorization or extension can be justified."
Senator Jim Risch urged his Republican colleagues to vote against the resolution, arguing that its passage would lead Iran to withdraw from negotiations. In the House of Representatives, four Republicans previously joined all Democrats to pass a similar war powers measure.
Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, praised the Senate resolution's passage, noting that "after months of war, billions of taxpayer dollars spent, and 14 dead U.S. service members, Trump’s illegal war hasn’t achieved a single core U.S. objective with respect to Iran."
The resolution does not carry the force of law and does not require President Trump's signature.