# S.J.Res. 180 (119th): A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: congressional_authorization. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: de_escalation. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: war_powers. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: good. A yea supports the bill. A nay is the penalized direction when the tag is scored as a protection. A yea on a credit tag is a credit.
Roll 207: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180. Vote type: discharge.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill directly restrains hostilities that lack congressional authorization, which is a restraint on unjust war-making. It preserves defense against attack, so it does not disable legitimate self-defense. The title and summary provide enough information for a prudent high-level judgment of good.
Theological note: The measure bears on the just-war concern that lethal force be authorized by a lawful and accountable authority and not waged without warrant. It also bears on Scripture's concern for restraining bloodshed and on the constitutional order's requirement that war be declared by the body assigned that power. Its explicit self-defense carve-out keeps the issue focused on unauthorized offensive hostilities rather than on repelling attack.

## Recorded votes

Roll 207: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180. Yea 47 · Nay 49 · Other 4.

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