SJRES 185 — 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.
Last action — Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S3194)
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill directs the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran.
This joint resolution calls for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces involved in any hostilities against Iran that have not been approved by Congress. It emphasizes the need for congressional authorization for military actions.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
10 added · 4 removedPlain-language change summary
The text shows that the title of the bill has been updated from "Introduced in Senate" to "Placed on Calendar Senate." It also reflects changes in the list of co-sponsors, adding Mr. Murphy, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Merkley, while removing the mention of Mr. Duckworth and Ms. Baldwin in the original format. Finally, it indicates that the bill has been discharged from committee and placed on the calendar as Calendar No. 415. These changes matter because they mark the bill’s progression through the legislative process, signaling it is ready for consideration by the full Senate.
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185 _______________________________________________________________________ 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.
_______________________________________________________________________ May 19, 2026 Committee discharged and placed on the calendar
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Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 129.
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 129. (consideration: CR S2355)
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 192. (CR S3194)
Sponsors
- Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor
- Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor
- Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · Cosponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor
- Christopher Murphy · Cosponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor
- Andy Kim · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor
- Tim Kaine · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 537 not signed on · 51 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kaine, Tim Democratic
Co-sponsors (9)
- Schiff, Adam B. Democratic
- Schumer, Charles E. Democratic
- Booker, Cory A. Democratic
- Duckworth, Tammy Democratic
- Baldwin, Tammy Democratic
- Murphy, Christopher Democratic
- Van Hollen, Chris Democratic
- Kim, Andy Democratic
- Merkley, Jeff Democratic
Not signed on (537)
537 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 537 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 47% | 50% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blunt Rochester (D-DE) | — | Yea |
| Cortez Masto (D-NV) | — | Yea |
| Lujan (D-NM) | — | Yea |
| Van Hollen (D-MD) | — | Yea |
| Alsobrooks, Angela D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Baldwin, Tammy | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennet, Michael F. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Blumenthal, Richard | Democratic | Yea |
| Booker, Cory A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cantwell, Maria | Democratic | Yea |
| Coons, Christopher A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Duckworth, Tammy | Democratic | Yea |
| Durbin, Richard J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Fetterman, John | Democratic | Nay |
| Gallego, Ruben | Democratic | Yea |
| Gillibrand, Kirsten E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hassan, Margaret Wood | Democratic | Yea |
| Heinrich, Martin | Democratic | Yea |
| Hickenlooper, John W. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hirono, Mazie K. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaine, Tim | Democratic | Yea |
| Kelly, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Kim, Andy | Democratic | Yea |
| Klobuchar, Amy | Democratic | Yea |
| Markey, Edward J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Merkley, Jeff | Democratic | Yea |
| Murphy, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Murray, Patty | Democratic | Yea |
| Ossoff, Jon | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Peters, Gary C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reed, Jack | Democratic | Yea |
| Rosen, Jacky | Democratic | Yea |
| Schatz, Brian | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiff, Adam B. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schumer, Charles E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Shaheen, Jeanne | Democratic | Yea |
| Slotkin, Elissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Smith, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Warner, Mark R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Warnock, Raphael G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Warren, Elizabeth | Democratic | Yea |
| Welch, Peter | Democratic | Yea |
| Whitehouse, Sheldon | Democratic | Yea |
| Wyden, Ron | Democratic | Yea |
| King, Angus S., Jr. | Independent | Yea |
| Sanders, Bernard | Independent | Yea |
| Armstrong, Alan | Republican | Nay |
| Banks, Jim | Republican | Nay |
| Barrasso, John | Republican | Nay |
| Blackburn, Marsha | Republican | Nay |
| Boozman, John | Republican | Nay |
| Britt, Katie Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Budd, Ted | Republican | Nay |
| Capito, Shelley Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Cassidy, Bill | Republican | Nay |
| Collins, Susan M. | Republican | Yea |
| Cornyn, John | Republican | Nay |
| Cotton, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Cramer, Kevin | Republican | Nay |
| Crapo, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Cruz, Ted | Republican | Nay |
| Curtis, John R. | Republican | Nay |
| Daines, Steve | Republican | Nay |
| Ernst, Joni | Republican | Nay |
| Fischer, Deb | Republican | Nay |
| Graham, Lindsey | Republican | Nay |
| Grassley, Chuck | Republican | Nay |
| Hagerty, Bill | Republican | Nay |
| Hawley, Josh | Republican | Nay |
| Hoeven, John | Republican | Nay |
| Husted, Jon | Republican | Nay |
| Hyde-Smith, Cindy | Republican | Nay |
| Johnson, Ron | Republican | Nay |
| Justice, James C. | Republican | Nay |
| Kennedy, John | Republican | Nay |
| Lankford, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lee, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Lummis, Cynthia M. | Republican | Nay |
| Marshall, Roger | Republican | Nay |
| McConnell, Mitch | Republican | Not Voting |
| McCormick, David | Republican | Nay |
| Moody, Ashley | Republican | Nay |
| Moran, Jerry | Republican | Nay |
| Moreno, Bernie | Republican | Nay |
| Murkowski, Lisa | Republican | Yea |
| Paul, Rand | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ricketts, Pete | Republican | Nay |
| Risch, James E. | Republican | Nay |
| Rounds, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Schmitt, Eric | Republican | Nay |
| Scott, Rick | Republican | Nay |
| Scott, Tim | Republican | Nay |
| Sheehy, Tim | Republican | Nay |
| Sullivan, Dan | Republican | Nay |
| Thune, John | Republican | Nay |
| Tillis, Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| Tuberville, Tommy | Republican | Nay |
| Wicker, Roger F. | Republican | Nay |
| Young, Todd | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 47 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 47% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blunt Rochester (D-DE) | — | Yea |
| Cortez Masto (D-NV) | — | Yea |
| Lujan (D-NM) | — | Yea |
| Van Hollen (D-MD) | — | Yea |
| Alsobrooks, Angela D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Baldwin, Tammy | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennet, Michael F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Blumenthal, Richard | Democratic | Yea |
| Booker, Cory A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cantwell, Maria | Democratic | Yea |
| Coons, Christopher A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Duckworth, Tammy | Democratic | Yea |
| Durbin, Richard J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Fetterman, John | Democratic | Nay |
| Gallego, Ruben | Democratic | Yea |
| Gillibrand, Kirsten E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hassan, Margaret Wood | Democratic | Yea |
| Heinrich, Martin | Democratic | Yea |
| Hickenlooper, John W. | Democratic | Yea |
| Hirono, Mazie K. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaine, Tim | Democratic | Yea |
| Kelly, Mark | Democratic | Yea |
| Kim, Andy | Democratic | Yea |
| Klobuchar, Amy | Democratic | Yea |
| Markey, Edward J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Merkley, Jeff | Democratic | Yea |
| Murphy, Christopher | Democratic | Yea |
| Murray, Patty | Democratic | Yea |
| Ossoff, Jon | Democratic | Yea |
| Padilla, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Peters, Gary C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reed, Jack | Democratic | Yea |
| Rosen, Jacky | Democratic | Yea |
| Schatz, Brian | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiff, Adam B. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schumer, Charles E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Shaheen, Jeanne | Democratic | Yea |
| Slotkin, Elissa | Democratic | Yea |
| Smith, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Warner, Mark R. | Democratic | Yea |
| Warnock, Raphael G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Warren, Elizabeth | Democratic | Yea |
| Welch, Peter | Democratic | Yea |
| Whitehouse, Sheldon | Democratic | Yea |
| Wyden, Ron | Democratic | Yea |
| King, Angus S., Jr. | Independent | Yea |
| Sanders, Bernard | Independent | Yea |
| Armstrong, Alan | Republican | Nay |
| Banks, Jim | Republican | Nay |
| Barrasso, John | Republican | Nay |
| Blackburn, Marsha | Republican | Nay |
| Boozman, John | Republican | Nay |
| Britt, Katie Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Budd, Ted | Republican | Nay |
| Capito, Shelley Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Cassidy, Bill | Republican | Yea |
| Collins, Susan M. | Republican | Yea |
| Cornyn, John | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cotton, Tom | Republican | Nay |
| Cramer, Kevin | Republican | Nay |
| Crapo, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Cruz, Ted | Republican | Nay |
| Curtis, John R. | Republican | Nay |
| Daines, Steve | Republican | Nay |
| Ernst, Joni | Republican | Nay |
| Fischer, Deb | Republican | Nay |
| Graham, Lindsey | Republican | Nay |
| Grassley, Chuck | Republican | Nay |
| Hagerty, Bill | Republican | Nay |
| Hawley, Josh | Republican | Nay |
| Hoeven, John | Republican | Nay |
| Husted, Jon | Republican | Nay |
| Hyde-Smith, Cindy | Republican | Nay |
| Johnson, Ron | Republican | Nay |
| Justice, James C. | Republican | Nay |
| Kennedy, John | Republican | Nay |
| Lankford, James | Republican | Nay |
| Lee, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Lummis, Cynthia M. | Republican | Nay |
| Marshall, Roger | Republican | Nay |
| McConnell, Mitch | Republican | Nay |
| McCormick, David | Republican | Nay |
| Moody, Ashley | Republican | Nay |
| Moran, Jerry | Republican | Nay |
| Moreno, Bernie | Republican | Nay |
| Murkowski, Lisa | Republican | Yea |
| Paul, Rand | Republican | Yea |
| Ricketts, Pete | Republican | Nay |
| Risch, James E. | Republican | Nay |
| Rounds, Mike | Republican | Nay |
| Schmitt, Eric | Republican | Nay |
| Scott, Rick | Republican | Nay |
| Scott, Tim | Republican | Nay |
| Sheehy, Tim | Republican | Nay |
| Sullivan, Dan | Republican | Nay |
| Thune, John | Republican | Nay |
| Tillis, Thomas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tuberville, Tommy | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wicker, Roger F. | Republican | Nay |
| Young, Todd | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SJRES 185?
- SJRES 185 is sponsored by Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic), Schumer, Charles E. (Democratic), Booker, Cory A. (Democratic), Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic), Baldwin, Tammy (Democratic), Murphy, Christopher (Democratic), Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic), Kim, Andy (Democratic), Merkley, Jeff (Democratic), and Kaine, Tim (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SJRES 185?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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