Senate vote: Yea on S.J.Res. 181 discharge (Iran war powers)
Susan CollinsU.S. Senator, Maine
Susan Collins voted YEA on the motion to discharge S.J.Res. 181, a vote to direct the removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran absent congressional authorization.
“On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181: 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.”
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Other statements by Susan Collins in this case
- Statement on vote to end hostilities ahead of 60-day deadlineEarlier: Mixed or conditional
- Senate vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 86 (Iran war powers)Earlier: Condemned
- Senate vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 89 (Iran war powers)Later: Condemned
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Official Senate roll call on the motion to discharge S.J.Res. 181, a joint resolution to direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Iran not authorized by Congress. Rejected 49-50 on July 30, 2026. Republicans Collins, Murkowski and Paul voted yea; Fetterman was the only Democratic nay; Cassidy, who had backed earlier efforts, voted nay.
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On July 30, 2026, the Senate rejected, 49-50, a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 181 from the Foreign Relations Committee, as fighting resumed after the June ceasefire. Senate Democrats had forced near-weekly war powers votes since the war began on February 28, 2026.
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The vote is part of a series of Senate roll calls on the Iran war tracked for the 2026 midterm races.
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Why this label?
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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