Senate Again Rejects Effort to Restrict Trump’s Iran War Powers

Senate Republicans blocked a measure by Senate Democrats seeking to mandate explicit congressional approval for ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday once again rejected a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution to withdraw American armed forces from military actions in Iran sans Congressional approval. The motion was shot down in a 47-53 vote.

The measure, introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), is an attempt to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to require explicit congressional approval for ongoing U.S. military involvement in the region.