A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
Summary
Senate bill S. 316 would formally repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq, which provided the legal basis for the Gulf War and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. By revoking these decades-old measures, the bill aims to reassert the constitutional role of Congress in declaring war and ensure that outdated authorizations cannot be used for future military actions without new legislative approval. For citizens, this change clarifies the legal limits of executive war powers and marks a formal legislative end to the era of the Iraq War.
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Lifecycle of the Bill
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 29, 2025