U.S. Conflict with Iran (R48887)
- Publisher
- Congressional Research Service
- Published
- 2026-09-18
- Type
- official document
- Link
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48887
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Rights
- public domain — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
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Government and Oversight
A war Congress never authorized: three House votes, one Senate vote reversed overnight after Trump called a senator a 'lunatic'
Congress holds the war power. The Iran war began with no vote, a notice that ignored the War Powers Resolution and no briefing for six weeks; the House voted three times to end it and the Senate once, until Republicans flipped.