Senate vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 86 (Iran war powers)
U.S. Senator, New Hampshire
“On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.”
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Official statement
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Official Senate roll call on H.Con.Res. 86, directing the President under section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Agreed to 50-48 on June 23, 2026 — the first Iran war powers resolution to pass both chambers. Republicans Cassidy, Collins, Murkowski and Paul voted yea; Fetterman was the only Democratic nay.
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On June 23, 2026, the Senate agreed to H.Con.Res. 86, 50-48, during a 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire. It was the first Iran war powers resolution to pass both chambers; as a concurrent resolution it was nonbinding and was not presented to the President.
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Shaheen is retiring; her seat is contested by Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, who backed war powers resolutions in the House.
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Case context: Do they support the war in Iran?
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The vote directs the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities Congress never authorized, which this tracker treats as opposition to the war's continuation.
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