The U.S. Senate on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, voted 49–50 against a war-powers concurrent resolution directing an end to U.S. hostilities in Iran unless Congress authorizes the conflict, according to CNBC (opens in new tab), WRAL/AP coverage, and The Hill (opens in new tab) reporting on GOP splits over the war’s political costs.
CNBC (opens in new tab) said Republican Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Rand Paul (Ky.) voted yes, while Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was the only Democrat to vote no. Maryland Democrat Angela Alsobrooks did not vote, her office citing an urgent family matter; CNBC (opens in new tab) noted her yes would still not have passed the measure.
The concurrent resolution does not carry the force of law and is never signed by the president, making the outcome largely symbolic even if it had passed, CNBC (opens in new tab) reported. Similar measures have been debated repeatedly since the conflict began.
Coverage tied the vote to midterm politics and elevated fuel prices—AAA national average about $4.48 per gallon in the CNBC (opens in new tab) account—as lawmakers prepare to campaign. The Event Log attributes that fuel-price political framing to the cited outlets and treats the roll-call result itself as confirmed.