Mike Collins voted against all six House resolutions directing the President to remove U.S. forces from the war with Iran, which Congress never authorized, from March 5 to September 15, 2026. Two failed by one vote or on a tie: on April 16 a resolution failed 213 to 214, and on May 14 one failed on a 212 to 212 tie, so a switch by Collins would have adopted either one. The war has killed 21 U.S. service members and wounded 865, according to the Pentagon's October 2026 report.
Collins called the attack "The FAFO Doctrine" on the day it began, and in May 2026, asked how he would help Georgia farmers facing war-driven fuel and fertilizer costs, said "What we need to do is finish that job over in Iran". Georgia gas prices rose 41.1% from February to August 2026.
Mike Collins's Votes and Statements on the Iran War
- Collins Cast Deciding Votes Against Two Iran War Powers Resolutions in April and May 2026. On April 16, 2026, Mike Collins voted no on H.Con.Res. 40, which directed the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran; it failed 213 to 214, so a switch by him alone would have adopted it 214 to 213. On May 14, 2026, he voted against H.Con.Res. 75, which failed on a 212 to 212 tie, and had he voted yes it would have passed 213 to 211. Congress never authorized the war, which began on February 28, 2026. As of the Pentagon's October 15, 2026 report, 21 U.S. service members have died and 865 have been injured, most of the wounded since fighting restarted since July 7.
- Collins Voted Against Four More Iran War Powers Resolutions, From March to September 2026. Collins also voted against the House's other four Iran war powers resolutions: on March 5, when it failed 212 to 219, and on June 3, July 23 and September 15, 2026, when the resolutions passed the House over his vote. These concurrent resolutions do not go to the President, and the war continued. The Pentagon put the war's cost at $43.6 billion as of this month in September 2026, and Moody's economist Mark Zandi estimated it has cost the average household the equivalent of almost $2,000, including $1,100 in higher energy prices, $540 in higher interest rates.
- Collins Praised the Attack on Iran the Day the War Began, Calling It "The FAFO Doctrine". On February 28, 2026, the day the United States and Israel attacked Iran, Collins posted that U.S. forces would work to "rid the world of the largest state sponsor of global terror", and in a second post called the operation "The FAFO Doctrine". On the war's first day a U.S. Tomahawk missile struck a primary school in Minab; a U.S. military investigation preliminarily found the United States responsible for a Tomahawk missile strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School, and Iranian authorities said the attack killed at least 175 people, including scores of civilians.
- Collins Told Georgia Farmers Facing War-Driven Costs to "Finish That Job Over in Iran," in May 2026. Asked by WGXA in Cordele on May 5, 2026 how he would help Georgia farmers facing higher fertilizer and fuel costs from the war, Collins said, "What we need to do is finish that job over in Iran. Get that done, finish that job", adding, "I have full faith and confidence in him that he knows what he is doing". By then, AAA reported that in Georgia diesel is averaging $5.30 per gallon (April 7, 2026, via WALB), and an Ellijay mushroom grower told CBS News Atlanta, "From $4 to going on $6 is a huge difference for a small farm".
What the Iran War Mike Collins Voted to Continue Has Cost Georgia
- Gas prices. Georgia's average gas price rose from $2.71 to $3.82 a gallon, or 41.1%, between February 18 and August 20, 2026, according to AAA data compiled by Visual Capitalist.
- Diesel and farms. At the Ellijay Mushrooms farm in North Georgia, a driver said "We go through probably 130 gallons of diesel a week", and the farmer said the cost may force him to raise prices (CBS News Atlanta, March 2026).
- Household cost. Nationally, Moody's estimates the war has added $1,100 in higher energy prices to the average household's costs, part of almost $2,000 in total.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Iran war
What is Mike Collins's record on the Iran war under Trump?
Mike Collins voted against all six House resolutions in 2026 directing the President to remove U.S. forces from the war with Iran, from March 5 to September 15, and on two of them a switch by him would have adopted the resolution. He praised the attack the day it began and in May told Georgia farmers facing higher costs to "finish that job over in Iran". The war has killed 21 U.S. service members.
How did Mike Collins vote on the Iran war powers resolutions?
Mike Collins voted no on all six: the April 16, 2026 resolution failed 213 to 214 and the May 14 resolution failed on a 212 to 212 tie, so his vote alone could have changed either result. The last three passed the House over his no votes, beginning with a June 3 vote, but are not binding, and the war continued.
Does Mike Collins support the war with Iran?
Yes. WABE reported on October 20, 2026 that Mike Collins supports the war in Iran, and he said he does not want Iran to have a nuclear bomb "and destroy America, because that’s what they want to do". Most Americans disagree: in March 2026, About six-in-ten Americans (61%) disapprove of Trump’s handling of the conflict, Pew found.
Last updated: 2026-10-25