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Foreign Policy — IranFailedSenateVoted 2026-04-30

S.J.Res.184

End unauthorized US military action against Iran

Yea

47

—

Nay

50

Sponsor: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)

01 · What this bill does

Plain English.

A war-powers joint resolution to require congressional authorization for any US military strikes on Iran. Forced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) under the War Powers Act after a series of US strikes on Iranian-aligned targets in the Persian Gulf region.

02 · Why it matters

The stakes.

47-50. Three votes short of restoring Congress's constitutional war power. Every senator who voted Nay voted to let the executive branch keep striking Iran without authorization.

War Powers Resolution mechanism — guarantees a floor vote, can't be blocked by leadership.
Latest in a string of Iran war-powers resolutions in 2026 (S.J.Res. 104, 114, 116, 118, 123, 184, 185, 163).
Every Nay vote is a vote to keep US strikes on Iran legal without Congress.
The pattern across all eight 2026 Iran resolutions is nearly identical — same senators, same lobby donors.

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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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 50 NAY voters, 49 (98%) received pro-Israel PAC money, averaging $382K per voter.

Yea voters with PAC money

43 / 47

Avg $600K · Total $25.81M

Nay voters with PAC money

49 / 50

Avg $382K · Total $18.73M

Comparison group: 47 Yea voters — 43 received PAC money, averaging $600K. The gap is the receipt.

05 · The receipts

Sources.

Senate.gov roll call (vote 113, 119-2)Congress.gov — S.J.Res.184 (119th)

06 · Keep pulling

Where to next.

AIPAC Spending Tracker

The full lobby-money breakdown across all 535 members.

Politician index

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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