War Powers Resolution to pull US forces out of hostilities against Iran (Senate blocked the floor vote, June 27, 2025)
Senate Joint Resolution, S.J.Res. 59
What it did
A War Powers resolution directs the President to pull US forces out of hostilities that Congress has not authorized. These resolutions were sitting in the Foreign Relations Committee, so the sponsor moved to put them on the Senate floor. A yes vote would have let the full Senate decide whether to end US involvement in the Iran war.
A no vote kept the question off the floor.
S.J.Res. 59, sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), came after the June 2025 twelve-day war with Iran, during which the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites on June 22. The Senate kept the question off the floor 47-53 on June 27, 2025.
At the time of this vote, ~1,190 people killed in Iran in the June 2025 war, including 65 children (HRANA count).
Result: Rejected 47-53
At the time of this vote: ~1,190 people killed in Iran in the June 2025 war, including 65 children (HRANA count)
The humane vote: Yes (YEA)