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The votes marked the first test of Republican support for the conflict since President Donald Trump resumed military strikes against Tehran this month.
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A White House spokeswoman said President Trump's patience was running thin. The top Senate Republican said she should try finding the votes.
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House Republicans narrowly passed two plans that would satisfy the Trump administration's funding demands for the war in Iran and its efforts to rebrand the Defense Department. But their prospects are far dimmer in the Senate.
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For the second time, a few House Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure calling on the president to seek authorization for the war.
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Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz's confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.
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The criminal referral could provide a catalyst for a prosecution of Mr. Smith, who as special counsel became a top target of the president's retribution campaign.
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Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.
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Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint for the war and other measures, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.
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