Senate Again Blocks Iran War Powers Resolution, Sustaining Trump's Military Latitude

The Senate rejected an Iran war powers resolution 49–50 on July 30, 2026 — the second failed attempt in two weeks. The vote followed a collapsed US-Iran ceasefire around July 13 and a June 23 resolution that passed 50–48 but never became law. Congress has tried since January to reassert its constitutional war powers authority over the conflict, without success.