The Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution calling for U.S. forces to be removed from hostilities with Iran, leaving the conflict without a new congressional limit. The measure failed 49-50, with four Republicans joining most Democrats in support and Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman voting against it. The vote, held in Washington, came as lawmakers face pressure over a war that began in February and was never authorized by a vote of Congress. The resolution was not legally binding, but its passage would have represented a formal rebuke of President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina voted for the measure. Democrats pushed the vote as they seek to make the war’s consequences an issue in the November elections. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said before the vote that the conflict was worsening financial strain on families and farmers. He argued Trump had taken the country to war “without authorization, without a plan” and without considering the consequences. The war has also become a point of political tension for some Republicans. Ashley Hinson, an Iowa Republican running for an open Senate seat, said this week that residents should not have to bear higher costs at gas stations and grocery stores because of the conflict. Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers said the war should end to help bring costs down. Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota called the vote political, saying the administration was working to end the conflict. He also acknowledged that many Republicans want the war to conclude, and said the administration’s efforts could reopen shipping lanes and ease pressure on fuel prices. The Strait of Hormuz standoff has contributed to higher fuel costs. Diesel prices recently exceeded $6.50 per gallon, while at least 19 U.S. service members have been killed since the fighting began, according to the Defense Department. Reports have raised questions about whether the Pentagon’s public accounting fully captures the war’s financial and human costs. The House approved a similar measure in July, 214-208. A separate resolution passed there last week with 220 votes, including a record seven Republicans supporting it, signaling growing unease among members of the party even as the Senate measure failed.