The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump’s Iran war powers | TheHill – The Hill

Eight Senate Republicans voted Thursday for a resolution that would curb President TrumpDonald John TrumpRussian sanctions will boomerang States, cities rethink tax incentives after Amazon HQ2 backlash A Presidents Day perspective on the nature of a free press MOREs ability to take military action against Iran without congressional approval.

The Senate passed the resolution in a 55-45 vote, sending it to the House, where Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiMalaysia says it will choose 5G partners based on own standards, not US recommendations Pelosi warns allies against using Huawei Budget hawks frustrated by 2020 politics in entitlement reform fight MORE (D-Calif.) has said the measure will come up for a vote after lawmakers return from next week's recess.

The resolution requires Trump to remove U.S. troops against hostilities against Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. Tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated earlier this year in the wake of airstrikes that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The measure garnered support from every Democrat, including the chamber's three 2020 contenders who returned from the trail for the vote. It also won over twice as many Republicansincluded libertarian-minded senators to moderatescomparedd a failed effort in June to block Trump from using funding to carry out military action against Iran.

Here are the eight GOP senators who voted to rein in Trumps war authority:

Sen. Lamar AlexanderAndrew (Lamar) Lamar AlexanderThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump's Iran war powers MORE (Tenn.): Alexander, a Senate institutionalist who is retiring, opposed the June proposal to block Trump from using funding, but has also broken with Trump on significant votes including supporting nixing the border wall emergency declaration. He said after the vote that it was"about the United States Constitution."

"It preserves the commander in chiefs Article II constitutional responsibility to defend the country and Congress Article I responsibility to declare war," he added.

Sen. Bill CassidyWilliam (Bill) Morgan CassidyThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Health Care: Nevada union won't endorse before caucuses after 'Medicare for All' scrap | McConnell tees up votes on two abortion bills | CDC confirms 15th US coronavirus case Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' MORE (La.): Cassidy was one of eight Republicans who voted to take up the resolution earlier this week. He declined to say earlier Thursday if he would support it on final passage, saying that he wanted to see how it would be amended but noted his support on the procedural vote.

Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsSenate braces for fight over impeachment whistleblower testimony Toward 'Super Tuesday' momentum, money and delegates Trump unleashed: President moves with a free hand post-impeachment MORE (Maine): Collins, who is up for reelection, was one of four Republicans who also voted to block Trump from using funding to take military action against Iran.

She positionedher support as about reclaiming Congress's constitutional authorities, telling reporters that it's "important to reassert the legislative branchs role regardless of which party occupies the Whie House."

Sen. Mike LeeMichael (Mike) Shumway LeeThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump's Iran war powers MORE (Utah): Lee, a libertarian-leaning Republican, has been at the center of the chamber's debates over Congress's war authority. He announced after a closed-door briefing with the administration that he would support Kaine's resolution, calling the meeting "the worst briefing I've seen, at least on a military issue."

Sen. Jerry MoranGerald (Jerry) MoranThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump's Iran war powers MORE (Kan.): Moran was viewed as a potential swing vote on the war powers resolution. He voted against the June amendment to block funding for military action against Iran, but has also supported previous war powers resolutions targeting the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.

He said in a statement after the vote that any military action against Iran "ought to be considered by the full Congress on behalf of the people it represents."

Sen. Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' Ocasio-Cortez blasts Trump as 'corrupt' for blocking Global Entry for New Yorkers MORE (Alaska): Murkowski had indicated last month that she was a likely no vote, telling an Alaska radio station that she was "hesitant to sign on to it for a host of different reasons.

But Murkowski hinted that she could be changing her mind, telling reporters last week during the impeachment trial that Congress needed to "wake up" and become more assertive and noted that there was a war powers debate coming up.

She said as recently as Tuesday that she had not made a decision on Kaine's resolution, which underwent revisions since its introduction.

Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulSenate braces for fight over impeachment whistleblower testimony Pelosi names first-ever House whistleblower ombudsman director The Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in MORE (Ky.): Paul is viewed as an outlier within the Senate GOP caucus when it comes to foreign policy and, like Lee, routinely teams up with Democrats on war powers resolutions. He announced with Lee after the closed-door briefing last month on the Soleimani strike that he would support Kaine's resolution, noting he had been waiting to see the administration's intelligence before finalizing his decision.

Sen. Todd YoungTodd Christopher YoungThe Hill's Morning Report AG Barr, GOP senators try to rein Trump in Overnight Defense: Senate votes to rein in Trump war powers on Iran | Pentagon shifting .8B to border wall | US, Taliban negotiate seven-day 'reduction in violence' The 8 Republicans who voted to curb Trump's Iran war powers MORE (Ind.): Young signed onto the resolution after Kaine made changes to the proposal, including removing references to Trump in the "findings" section. He said on Thursday that he supports the Soleimani strike but that Congress has been "AWOL" on national security in recent decades.