The Senate failed to advance a resolution on Tuesday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s war powers by requiring congressional approval for any further military action in Iran, APA reports citing CNN.
The push to bring the bill to the Senate floor failed 47-48. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted against advancing it, while GOP Sens. Rand Paul, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joined Democrats’ effort.
This was the Senate’s ninth vote on an Iran war powers measure this year. While most of the efforts brought by Democrats have failed, one measure advanced last month 50-47, with Paul, Collins, Murkowski and Cassidy voting with Democrats. However, several Republican senators were absent that day.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who has been a staunch supporter of curbing Trump’s war powers in Iran and beyond, told reporters Monday that the preliminary agreement between Iran and the US was all the more reason for Congress to assert its constitutional power.
“I think it’s a good time to have the vote to say, ‘Hey, if we’re really in a period of maybe some stability here, let’s not just allow it to start up again without Congress being involved in that decision,’” he said.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he has not yet been briefed on the details of the agreement with Iran, even as GOP Sen. Roger Marshall noted that Vice President JD Vance held a conference call with “several senators” on Monday. However, many senators in both parties have said that Congress would have to weigh in and even vote on any final deal with Iran, if one materializes.
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