Statement on voting for H.Con.Res. 86
Brian FitzpatrickU.S. Representative, Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District
After voting against earlier war powers resolutions, Fitzpatrick voted for H.Con.Res. 86 on June 3, 2026, saying the War Powers Act's 60-day limit legally required bringing the matter to Congress, while also arguing 'the world is a safer place after Iran's nuclear capabilities have been degraded.'
“The law, as it is currently written, requires that the matter now be brought to Congress. That is why I voted in favor of today's resolution. Until my Resolution is passed by Congress, or until the United States Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the War Powers Act of 1973, we must abide by the law as it is currently written.”
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Bucks County Courier Times report on Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick crossing party lines to pass H.Con.Res. 86 on June 3, 2026, with his post-vote statement grounding the vote in the War Powers Act's requirements.
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Fitzpatrick had voted down earlier Iran war powers resolutions and introduced his own measure to pause the 60-day clock during ceasefires. On June 3, 2026, after the 60-day deadline passed, he joined three other Republicans to pass H.Con.Res. 86, 215-208.
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Trump attacked Fitzpatrick and the other three Republicans as 'GRANDSTANDERS.' Fitzpatrick voted for the subsequent House resolutions on July 23 and September 15. He faces Democrat Bob Harvie in November.
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Votes to end unauthorized hostilities on legal-procedural grounds while praising the operation's results: supportive of the strikes, opposed to their continuation without authorization.
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The Dispute Index. "Statement on voting for H.Con.Res. 86". First published: 2026-09-24. Last updated: 2026-09-24. https://disputeindex.com/events/1589-after-voting-against-earlier-war-powers-resolutions-fitzpatrick