After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162 on Friday to reject the deal.

Congressman Peter Roskam started the ball rolling on a legal challenge when he demanded access to two agreements negotiated between Iran and the global Atomic Energy Agency. Since it’s an “executive agreement” rather than a treaty, it is not legally binding on the United States nor its next president. Yet President Barack Obama emerged victorious on the Iran nuclear deal in Congress this past week. It’s a day for all Americans to come together and for us to keep the oath we swore to our Constitution. “In light of this vote, I believe the House should pursue legal action against the administration for its blatant disregard for the law”.

Conservative House members seem to want the Senate to follow their lead in taking up the measures considered Thursday and Friday.

Congressman Mike Kelly said, “Do not sacrifice the safety, the security and the stability of 300 million Americans for the legacy of one man”.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised that the vote would not be the Senate’s last word, and he set the stage for another vote next week.

Undeterred, Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, said on the House floor that House Republicans are going to “use the judicial branch of the government” to prevent implementation of the deal, which gives Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for imposing restraints on its nuclear program.

But that hasn’t stopped Republicans from continuing to fight the deal, which they insist will fill Iran’s coffers while failing to create a robust nuclear inspection regime.

After the vote, Obama issued a statement expressing gratitude to those lawmakers who supported the deal, specifically naming Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). In fact, just days after Obama announced the deal, the California Democrat said her caucus would be able to uphold a presidential veto of GOP legislation aimed at killing the agreement, which effectively guaranteed its survival.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest didn’t seem anxious about political liabilities for the Democratic Party if the Iran deal becomes a big part of the debate in 2016.

The vote was merely symbolic, but the U.S. House of Representatives Friday made clear it disapproves of the Iran nuclear deal that will soon take effect.

“I know the president may have already lined up enough support to save his deal”.

But the administration says they are not privy to the confidential documents, agreed upon by a United Nations body and a participating member state.