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War Powers Resolution
1973 US law capping undeclared wars at 60 days; invoked seven times against Iran, unsuccessfully.
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#162 23 Jul
Provided the section 5(c) authority H.Con.Res.89 invoked
Iran Conflict 2026: House votes to end war, Senate won't#153 12 Jul
Mentioned in: 140 US sorties, zero signed paper
Iran Conflict 2026#137 23 Jun
Senate votes to halt the Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#123 9 Jun
Remained unenforced as Trump ordered strikes days after the House vote
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump strikes Iran with no war authority#119 5 Jun
Mentioned in: No Iran signature for nearly 100 days
Iran Conflict 2026#118 4 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump signs nothing on Iran in two days
Iran Conflict 2026#120 3 Jun
Lapsed for a third time without enforcement; House-passed measure now returns to Senate
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate war-powers vote falls ten short#117 3 Jun
House votes 215-208 to curb Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#116 2 Jun
Mentioned in: Rubio sets the US sequence on oath
Iran Conflict 2026#114 1 Jun
Expired for the third time without a House floor vote on Day 93
Iran Conflict 2026: War Powers clock lapses a third time#109 1 Jun
Expired 30-day wind-down clock on 1 June with no matching House vote
Iran Conflict 2026: War powers clock outlasts the House#111 28 May
Mentioned in: US sanctions the strait it will reopen
Iran Conflict 2026#106 24 May
War-powers vote slips past its cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#105 21 May
Johnson pulls the House war-powers vote
Iran Conflict 2026#103 20 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
Iran Conflict 2026#104 20 May
Senate 50-47: Cassidy unlocks the floor
Iran Conflict 2026#103 19 May
Provided the legislative framework under which the Kaine resolution was discharged
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate 50-47 discharges Kaine Iran resolution to floor#103 19 May
Mentioned in: Brent at $111, IEA at $106: the $5 gap
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
WPR wind-down hits 1 June cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#102 18 May
Mentioned in: Trump posts a cancelled Iran strike
Iran Conflict 2026#4 14 May
#98 14 May
Mentioned in: House ties 212-212 on third Iran vote
Iran Conflict 2026#97 13 May
Senate rejects Iran war-powers vote 49-50; Murkowski crosses first time
Iran Conflict 2026#97 13 May
#100 12 May
Provided the legal constraint Sledgehammer rename is designed to circumvent
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon weighs Sledgehammer rename to reset WPR clock#96 12 May
Mentioned in: Hegseth: Article 2 covers Iran war
Iran Conflict 2026#94 11 May
Murkowski's Iran AUMF still unfiled as Senate returns
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Three military options, no signed order
Iran Conflict 2026#95 11 May
Mentioned in: Murkowski holds AUMF for a paper plan
Iran Conflict 2026#94 10 May
#92 9 May
Mentioned in: Murkowski's Iran AUMF still unfiled before recess
Iran Conflict 2026#92 8 May
Mentioned in: White House signs no Iran instrument on day 71
Iran Conflict 2026#91 7 May
Mentioned in: IDF kills Radwan chief Balout in Beirut
Iran Conflict 2026#89 5 May
Mentioned in: Trump pauses Project Freedom by post
Iran Conflict 2026#88 3 May
Mentioned in: IRGC sets 30-day blockade clock for US
Iran Conflict 2026#88 3 May
Mentioned in: CENTCOM blockade tally hits 48 vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#88 3 May
Mentioned in: Project Freedom announced via Truth Social
Iran Conflict 2026#85 1 May
White House asserts US not at war with Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#86 1 May
Provided the filing mechanism for the congressional notification
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump letter declares the war over#85 30 Apr
Failed 47-50 on its sixth Senate vote since the Iran war began
Iran Conflict 2026: Senate sixth WPR fails 47-50; Collins flips#85 30 Apr
Mentioned in: Murkowski sets AUMF target for 11 May
Iran Conflict 2026#86 30 Apr
Voted on and rejected for the sixth time
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski sets four 11 May AUMF specs#85 30 Apr
Hegseth tells SASC ceasefire pauses WPR clock
Iran Conflict 2026#3 29 Apr
#84 29 Apr
Mentioned in: WPR cliff is 1 June, not 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#84 29 Apr
Mentioned in: First Iran-free OFAC day of the war
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Murkowski AUMF still missing on Day 60
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Day 60 ends with zero Iran instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent hits $111.16, a new post-war high
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#82 28 Apr
Murkowski misses her own AUMF deadline
Iran Conflict 2026#83 28 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#82 27 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran offers Hormuz first; US rejects
Iran Conflict 2026#81 27 Apr
Reached Day 59 with zero signed executive Iran instruments; fifth resolution failed 46-51 on 22 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski targets 28 April AUMF filing#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump posts "call us" as new US condition
Iran Conflict 2026#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Collins, Tillis back Murkowski's Iran AUMF draft
Iran Conflict 2026#2 25 Apr
#79 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Araghchi flies home; Witkoff grounded in DC
Iran Conflict 2026#80 25 Apr
Mentioned in: Curtis becomes third Republican on AUMF
Iran Conflict 2026#80 24 Apr
Mentioned in: Third US carrier reaches CENTCOM theatre
Iran Conflict 2026#78 23 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends Lebanon ceasefire three weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#76 22 Apr
#77 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
Iran Conflict 2026#78 22 Apr
Senate rejects fifth WPR motion, 51-46
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends ceasefire on Truth Social post
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
WPR clock ticks toward 29 April on zero instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: Vance's Islamabad trip postponed as Iran rebuffs restart
Iran Conflict 2026#76 21 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM silent on Tasnim Sea of Oman claim
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Tasnim claims IRGC drones hit US vessels
Iran Conflict 2026#75 20 Apr
Mentioned in: Five energy PDs signed; no Iran paper
Iran Conflict 2026#71 19 Apr
Mentioned in: GL-U lapses Saturday with no renewal
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
Mentioned in: US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
Iran Conflict 2026#74 19 Apr
Mentioned in: Treasury signs Russia waiver, lets Iran's lapse
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Mentioned in: Reuters reports extension talks; Leavitt denies
Iran Conflict 2026#73 18 Apr
Mentioned in: Murkowski drafts Iran AUMF; Hawley ties to Day 60
Iran Conflict 2026#71 17 Apr
Four unsigned deadlines in twelve days
Iran Conflict 2026#71 17 Apr
Mentioned in: 48 days of war, zero Iran executive instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#71 16 Apr
House blocks WPR 213 to 214
Iran Conflict 2026#71 16 Apr
#70 15 Apr
Blocked for the fourth time in Senate 47-52
Iran Conflict 2026: Fetterman breaks Democratic line on Iran#72 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Hawley signals AUMF at 60-day mark
Iran Conflict 2026#68 14 Apr
Forced to Senate vote by Democrats with six new co-sponsors; 60-day clock expires approximately 29 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Six Democrats join Senate war-powers push#68 14 Apr
Twenty-seven days since Trump signed on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#68 14 Apr
Mentioned in: GL-U lapses Saturday, Treasury silent 25 days
Iran Conflict 2026#72 15 Apr
#67 13 Apr
Mentioned in: Pope condemns Trump; Trump fires back
Iran Conflict 2026#69 13 Apr
Senate WPR reaches thirteen as deadlines cluster
Iran Conflict 2026#67 12 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump orders blockade on a tweet
Iran Conflict 2026#67 12 Apr
rejected 219-212 by the House on 12 April
Iran Conflict 2026: House kills War Powers Resolution on Iran#64 10 Apr
Mentioned in: War Budget Halved; No Votes Found
Iran Conflict 2026#63 9 Apr
Mentioned in: World Peace to Shootin Starts in 24 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#57 3 Apr
Mentioned in: A-10 Warthogs and 82nd Airborne Signal Ground Staging
Iran Conflict 2026#57 3 Apr
Five April Deadlines Box In the White House
Iran Conflict 2026#57 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran Suspends All IAEA Access; Nuclear Programme Goes Dark
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Heritage calls war funding revolt good
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Opposed by Republicans resisting the $200 billion war supplemental
Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill#42 18 Mar
Bypassed when Rubio issued an emergency waiver on $16.5 billion in arms
Iran Conflict 2026: Rubio bypasses Congress on $16.5bn arms#41 17 Mar
Challenged by DNI Gabbard's testimony that Iran appears to be collapsing
Iran Conflict 2026: Gabbard: Iran degraded, not obliterated#41 17 Mar
Forced onto the Senate floor by six Democratic senators
Iran Conflict 2026: War Powers vote dies on party lines#41 16 Mar