the house voted to approve the bill on february 27 by a vote of 245–182, with thirteen republicans voting in favor. on march 3, rand paul became the fourth republican senator to declare he would vote for the resolution, improving the chances of passage. the next day he asserted that "at least" ten other republican senators told him they would also vote for the resolution. on march 14, the senate voted 59–41 to support the bill to overturn trump's emergency declaration, with twelve republicans voting in favor.