Overview
- Only three Republicans ultimately sided with Democrats, producing a 50–50 tie that was halted when Vice President JD Vance voted to stop consideration.
- Five Republicans had backed the measure in a preliminary vote last week, but two reversed course after Marco Rubio reportedly assured them no troop deployments were planned.
- President Trump publicly pressured GOP dissenters, castigating them on Truth Social and urging that they not be reelected.
- With Democrats holding 47 Senate seats, the higher 60-vote threshold rendered passage effectively unattainable.
- The resolution sought to require congressional approval for future Venezuela-related military actions after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, though it was widely viewed as largely symbolic due to the prospect of a presidential veto.