War Powers Resolution on Iran, Senate blocked debate (June 24 2026)
Senate Joint Resolution, S.J.Res. 185
What it did
One day after the Senate cleared H.Con.Res. 86, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) brought S.J.Res. 185, a nearly identical War Powers resolution, so the Senate could register its view a second time in a form that could reach the President's desk. A yes vote would have started debate on it.
A no vote blocked the Senate from even considering it.
The Senate blocked debate 47-50 on June 24, 2026.
The pattern is consistent: when the vote is procedural and keeps a resolution off the record, more senators vote to kill it. When the resolution reaches a clean up-or-down vote, more vote for it.
Result: Rejected 47-50
At the time of this vote: Iran war still active; ~3,400+ killed; children in Gaza still bombed daily
The humane vote: Yes (YEA)