The US Senate on Friday rejected a Democratic bill aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from launching any military action against Iran without prior congressional approval.
The House voted 53-47 against the bill introduced by Democratic Senator Tim Kaine on June 16, killing it.
During pre-vote deliberations, Kaine noted that the bill is based on the 1973 War Powers Resolution, passed during the Vietnam War to limit the president's ability to wage hostilities without congressional approval.
"The events we have witnessed this week confirm that the decision to go to war is too big to be left to one man," Kane said.
The draft resolution, known as the War Powers Resolution, explicitly stated that the US military could not take any direct action against Iran without clear congressional authorization or a formal declaration of war.
The text of the bill affirmed that "according to the Constitution of the United States, the power to declare war is vested exclusively in Congress."
During the Israeli aggression against Iran, which began on June 13, the United States attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities in the cities of Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan on June 22. Tehran responded on June 23 with an attack on the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
On June 24, President Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel.
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US Senate rejects bill to prevent Trump from attacking Iran