Jeanne Shaheen

The Islamic Republic jails, tortures and kills people for what they say and believe, and arms others to do the same abroad. Votes for sanctions and pressure on it, against any deal that keeps it alive, and against pulling American forces out of the fight count on liberty's side. Weight: 3.

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 89) key vote, counts double

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities with the Islamic Republic. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  24 September 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 181)

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  30 July 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (H.Con.Res. 86) key vote, counts double

  Directs the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, except forces needed to defend the United States or an ally from imminent attack, unless Congress authorizes force. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  23 June 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 185)

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  19 May 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 163)

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  13 May 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 123)

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  15 April 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 118)

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  18 March 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic (S.J.Res. 104) key vote, counts double

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that Congress has not authorized. A vote for the resolution is a vote to pull US forces out of the fight against the Islamic Republic.

  4 March 2026 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Yea: War powers resolution on the Islamic Republic after the June 2025 strikes (S.J.Res. 59) key vote, counts double

  Would have directed the President to remove US forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran unless Congress authorized them. It came days after the US strikes on the Islamic Republic's nuclear sites. A vote for it is a vote to tie the President's hands against the regime.

  27 June 2025 · the official record

• With

  Voted Yea: Cruz motion on H.R. 4521: keep terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the IRGC

  Tells Senate negotiators on the China competition bill to insist on language about limiting cooperation between China and the Islamic Republic through the terrorism sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It backs keeping terrorism sanctions on the regime's bank and its main armed force.

  4 May 2022 · the official record

• Against

  Voted Nay: Lankford motion on H.R. 4521: no nuclear deal that lifts IRGC sanctions

  Tells Senate negotiators to insist that any nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic also covers its missiles, terrorism and sanctions evasion, does not lift sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and does not remove its terrorist designation. It opposes a nuclear deal that gives the regime sanctions relief.

  4 May 2022 · the official record

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Free people stand with people who are paying to be free: sanctions on those who kill protesters, an open internet when the regime cuts it, protection for persecuted minorities such as the Baha'is, and Congress on record on the people's side. Weight: 2.

• With

  Cosponsored: Condemning the Government of Iran for its suppression of the right of Iranians to peacefully assemble

  Condemns the regime's killing of protesters and bystanders, commends the courage of the Iranian people, and calls for free and fair elections. It puts senators on record with the Iranian people during the uprising.

  11 February 2026 · the official record

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Iran's future is for Iranians to choose in a free vote, under a law that takes no side on religion. Backing that transition counts on liberty's side, and so does meeting or backing Prince Reza Pahlavi, who proposes exactly that. Deciding for Iranians in advance counts against: signing the resolutions that back the MEK's plan, ties to the MEK (an exile group that fought beside Saddam Hussein against Iran), or saying Iranians have already rejected a choice they were never allowed to vote on. Weight: 2.

• Tie

  Spoke at the December 2025 Senate forum in the Kennedy Caucus Room that Maryam Rajavi addressed.

  a real opportunity across the whole region for a different future, a free and democratic future,

  11 December 2025 · Bipartisan Senate Forum Rallies Behind Maryam Rajavi's Democratic Alternative for Iran (NCRI)

• Tie

  Cosponsored: Protecting the residents of Ashraf-3 in Albania (S.Res. 145)

  Says the Iranian exiles at Ashraf-3, the MEK's camp in Albania, must be free to carry on political activity there, and cites support for "Mrs. Maryam Rajavi's Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran". Ashraf-3 is the MEK's camp, and the text holds up Maryam Rajavi's plan as the future of Iran. So signing it counts as a tie to the MEK.

  27 March 2025 · the official record

• Tie

  Spoke at the December 2024 Senate luncheon addressed by Rajavi and, by the NCRI account, drew on her own visit to the MEK camp Ashraf 3 in Albania.

  The people of Ashraf 3, and the Iranian people overall, know firsthand the dedication and perseverance needed to stand up to autocracy.

  11 December 2024 · U.S. Senators and Generals Advocate for Regime Change in Iran at Senate Gathering (NCRI)

• Tie

  Sent a joint video message with Senator Tillis to the NCRI's Free Iran 2024 World Summit.

  I’m Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and I’m delighted to join the tens of thousands of people who are participating in this conference around the world.

  29 June 2024 · US Senators Shaheen and Tillis: Free Iran 2024 World Summit Arrives at a Critical Time (NCRI)

• Tie

  Cosponsored: Protecting the residents of Ashraf-3 in Albania (S.Res. 599)

  Says the Iranian exiles at Ashraf-3, the MEK's camp in Albania, must be free to carry on political activity there, and cites support for "Mrs. Maryam Rajavi's Ten-Point Plan for the Future of Iran". Ashraf-3 is the MEK's camp, and the text holds up Maryam Rajavi's plan as the future of Iran. So signing it counts as a tie to the MEK.

  20 March 2024 · the official record

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