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S.J.Res. 185119th Congressintroduced

Iran War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 185)

Would direct the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or specifically authorizes force.

The Senate discharged S.J.Res. 185 from the Foreign Relations Committee on May 19, 2026, by a vote of 50 to 47, placing it on the Senate calendar. On June 24, 2026, the Senate rejected a motion to proceed to the resolution, 47 to 50. Neither action decided 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 27, 2026

Recorded actions

2

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.

  1. · Senate roll call 129

    Advancing an Iran War Powers Resolution

    Discharge S.J.Res. 185, an Iran war powers resolution, from the Foreign Relations Committee

    Motion to Discharge Agreed to · 50 yea, 47 nay, 3 not voting

  2. · Senate roll call 192

    Taking Up an Iran War Powers Resolution

    Proceed to consideration of S.J.Res. 185, an Iran war powers resolution

    Motion to Proceed Rejected · 47 yea, 50 nay, 1 present, 2 not voting

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 with partner countries attacked by Iran since February 28, 2026 and others, or helping those partners intercept retaliatory attacks, including with defensive materiel.

Section 2(b)(1) through (3) · 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 treatment of force against Iran, including enforcing a naval blockade, as hostilities under the War Powers Resolution, and the expedited procedures that apply to the resolution.

Section 1, paragraphs (1) through (5) · Source record

How this text differs from S.J.Res. 163

Compared with S.J.Res. 163, an earlier measure in this vote series with a Senate roll call on May 13, 2026. Locations refer to S.J.Res. 185.

S.J.Res. 185 is close to S.J.Res. 163. Its one new finding states that the use of military force within or against Iran, including the enforcement of a naval blockade, constitutes hostilities under the War Powers Resolution.

  • Section 1, paragraph (4)

    Finds that the use of military force within or against Iran, including the enforcement of a naval blockade, constitutes the introduction of U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities under section 4(a) of the War Powers Resolution. S.J.Res. 163's finding did not mention a naval blockade.

  • Section 2(b)

    The rule of construction applies to the whole resolution rather than to section 2, and it joins the intelligence and defensive-assistance exceptions with "and" where S.J.Res. 163 used "or".

  • Section 2(b)(3)(A)

    The defensive-assistance exception covers intercepting retaliatory attacks by Iran or its proxies, without S.J.Res. 163's words "upon their territory".

Texts compared: S.J.Res. 185 as introduced: Iran war powers · S.J.Res. 163 as introduced: Iran war powers

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