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Foreign Policy — IranFailedSenateVoted 2026-04-22

S.J.Res.114

Limit US strikes on Iran without Congressional approval

Yea

46

—

Nay

51

Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

01 · What this bill does

Plain English.

A war-powers joint resolution forcing the Senate to vote on whether US strikes on Iran require congressional authorization. Rejected 46-51 in late April 2026 — one of eight Iran war-powers resolutions on the Senate floor that year.

02 · Why it matters

The stakes.

46-51. The same lobby-money pattern visible across every 2026 Iran resolution: the senators with the largest pro-Israel PAC totals voted to allow the strikes; the senators with the smallest totals voted to require congressional authorization.

Seventh of eight Iran war-powers votes in 2026.
Compare the roster to S.J.Res. 184 a week later — nearly identical splits.
Iran war-powers votes have become the cleanest single-issue test of lobby alignment.

03 · The roll call

Every vote. Every dollar.

97 members on the record. Sort by vote, by lobby total, by name, or by state. Click any name for the full politician file.

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Pro-Israel PAC $

Mitch McConnell

Raphael Warnock

Catherine Cortez-Masto

Kirsten Gillibrand

Tammy Duckworth

John Hickenlooper

Marsha Blackburn

Sheldon Whitehouse

Shelley Moore Capito

Richard Blumenthal

Martin Heinrich

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Angela Alsobrooks

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Elizabeth Warren

Tommy Tuberville

Chris Van Hollen

Pro-Israel PAC $ = career-to-date contributions from AIPAC, UDP, DMFI, RJC, and other pro-Israel committees (source: trackaipac.com, FEC). Click any name for the full receipts.

04 · The pattern

The math.

Of the 51 NAY voters, 50 (98%) received pro-Israel PAC money, averaging $405K per voter.

Yea voters with PAC money

42 / 46

Avg $565K · Total $23.74M

Nay voters with PAC money

50 / 51

Avg $405K · Total $20.26M

Comparison group: 46 Yea voters — 42 received PAC money, averaging $565K. The gap is the receipt.

05 · The receipts

Sources.

Senate.gov roll call (vote 88, 119-2)Congress.gov — S.J.Res.114 (119th)

06 · Keep pulling

Where to next.

AIPAC Spending Tracker

The full lobby-money breakdown across all 535 members.

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535 members. Career lobby totals. Full vote histories.

Counter the Capture

The members who took $0. The receipts that prove it.

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