S.J.Res. 59 — 119th Congress

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Jun 16, 2025 · International Affairs

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S.J.Res. 185 · International Affairs	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.
S.J.Res. 124 · International Affairs	A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
S.J.Res. 104 · International Affairs	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.

Latest action

Jun 27, 2025

Motion to discharge Senate Committee on Foreign Relations rejected by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 328. (consideration: CR S3595)

CRS summary

As of Jun 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

This joint resolution directs the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a congressional declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Jun 27, 2025 · On the Motion to Discharge

Full roll call

Motion to Discharge Rejected (47–53)

Yea — 47: 44 D · 2 I · 1 R

Member	Party	State
Mark Kelly	Democrat	AZ
Ruben Gallego	Democrat	AZ
Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	CA
Alex Padilla	Democrat	CA
John W. Hickenlooper	Democrat	CO
Michael F. Bennet	Democrat	CO
Christopher Murphy	Democrat	CT
Richard Blumenthal	Democrat	CT
Christopher A. Coons	Democrat	DE
Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democrat	DE
Jon Ossoff	Democrat	GA
Raphael G. Warnock	Democrat	GA
Brian Schatz	Democrat	HI
Mazie K. Hirono	Democrat	HI
Richard J. Durbin	Democrat	IL
Tammy Duckworth	Democrat	IL
Edward J. Markey	Democrat	MA
Elizabeth Warren	Democrat	MA
Angela D. Alsobrooks	Democrat	MD
Chris Van Hollen	Democrat	MD
Elissa Slotkin	Democrat	MI
Gary C. Peters	Democrat	MI
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	MN
Tina Smith	Democrat	MN
Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	NH
Margaret Wood Hassan	Democrat	NH
Andy Kim	Democrat	NJ
Cory A. Booker	Democrat	NJ
Ben Ray Luján	Democrat	NM
Martin Heinrich	Democrat	NM
Catherine Cortez Masto	Democrat	NV
Jacky Rosen	Democrat	NV
Charles E. Schumer	Democrat	NY
Kirsten E. Gillibrand	Democrat	NY
Jeff Merkley	Democrat	OR
Ron Wyden	Democrat	OR
Jack Reed	Democrat	RI
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	RI
Mark R. Warner	Democrat	VA
Tim Kaine	Democrat	VA
Peter Welch	Democrat	VT
Maria Cantwell	Democrat	WA
Patty Murray	Democrat	WA
Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	WI
Angus S. King, Jr.	Independent	ME
Bernard Sanders	Independent	VT
Rand Paul	Republican	KY

Nay — 53: 52 R · 1 D

Member	Party	State
John Fetterman	Democrat	PA
Dan Sullivan	Republican	AK
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	AK
Katie Boyd Britt	Republican	AL
Tommy Tuberville	Republican	AL
John Boozman	Republican	AR
Tom Cotton	Republican	AR
Ashley Moody	Republican	FL
Rick Scott	Republican	FL
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA
Joni Ernst	Republican	IA
James E. Risch	Republican	ID
Mike Crapo	Republican	ID
Jim Banks	Republican	IN
Todd Young	Republican	IN
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS
Roger Marshall	Republican	KS
Mitch McConnell	Republican	KY
Bill Cassidy	Republican	LA
John Kennedy	Republican	LA
Susan M. Collins	Republican	ME
Eric Schmitt	Republican	MO
Josh Hawley	Republican	MO
Cindy Hyde-Smith	Republican	MS
Roger F. Wicker	Republican	MS
Steve Daines	Republican	MT
Tim Sheehy	Republican	MT
Ted Budd	Republican	NC
Thom Tillis	Republican	NC
John Hoeven	Republican	ND
Kevin Cramer	Republican	ND
Deb Fischer	Republican	NE
Pete Ricketts	Republican	NE
Bernie Moreno	Republican	OH
Jon Husted	Republican	OH
James Lankford	Republican	OK
Markwayne Mullin	Republican	OK
David McCormick	Republican	PA
Lindsey Graham	Republican	SC
Tim Scott	Republican	SC
John Thune	Republican	SD
Mike Rounds	Republican	SD
Bill Hagerty	Republican	TN
Marsha Blackburn	Republican	TN
John Cornyn	Republican	TX
Ted Cruz	Republican	TX
John R. Curtis	Republican	UT
Mike Lee	Republican	UT
Ron Johnson	Republican	WI
James C. Justice	Republican	WV
Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	WV
Cynthia M. Lummis	Republican	WY
John Barrasso	Republican	WY

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