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Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

Introduced: September 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 7, 2011
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Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force - States that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40) has been used to justify an open-ended authorization for the use of military force and such an interpretation is inconsistent with the authority of Congress to declare war and make all laws for executing powers vested by the Constitution in the U.S. government.

Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force (P.L. 107-40), effective 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

What's happening now September 7, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Oct 5, 2011
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 21, 2011
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 13, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Sep 9, 2011
FILNER, BOB
· Sep 7, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Sep 7, 2011
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Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 7, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Sep 7, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2859: Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2859/
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"H.R. 2859: Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2859/.
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H.R. 2859, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2859/.
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