Senate · Roll call 555 · Oct. 8, 2025

A vote to discharge S.J.Res. 83 from committee so the Senate could consider directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities not authorized by Congress.

Motion to Discharge Rejected48–51 Discharge Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Discharge
Bill
S.J.Res. 83, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 44 · No 1
Republicans
Yes 2 · No 50 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

Most Democrats voted Yes (44 of 45).

Most Republicans voted No (50 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a No vote

“The Administration strongly opposes passage of S.J. Res. 83, a joint resolution that would direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against any foreign terrorist organization or specially designated global terrorist designated on or after February 20, 2025, engaged in the promotion, trafficking…”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

A motion to discharge takes a measure away from the committee that has it so the full Senate can act on it. The motion was rejected, so the joint resolution stayed in committee.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

How each member voted

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