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Foreign Policy — OtherPassedSenateVoted 2026-04-28

S.J.Res.124

Stop unauthorized US military actions in Cuba

Yea

51

—

Nay

47

Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

01 · What this bill does

Plain English.

A war-powers joint resolution to end unauthorized US military operations against Cuba. Senate agreed 51-47, marking a rare bipartisan moment in 2026 on constraining executive war powers.

02 · Why it matters

The stakes.

The Cuba resolution passing 51-47 — with the Venezuela and Iran resolutions failing or splitting — exposes which senators are willing to defend congressional war powers only when no major lobby is whipping the other way.

Passed where Iran resolutions failed — the difference is which lobby is mobilized.
No equivalent of AIPAC for Cuba policy — and the roll call shifts accordingly.
Demonstrates that the war-powers vote pattern is lobby-conditional, not principled.

03 · The roll call

Every vote. Every dollar.

98 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

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 YEA voters, 50 (98%) received pro-Israel PAC money, averaging $378K per voter.

Yea voters with PAC money

50 / 51

Avg $378K · Total $18.89M

Nay voters with PAC money

43 / 47

Avg $594K · Total $25.55M

Comparison group: 47 Nay voters — 43 received PAC money, averaging $594K. The gap is the receipt.

05 · The receipts

Sources.

Senate.gov roll call (vote 108, 119-2)Congress.gov — S.J.Res.124 (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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