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HJRES 33 114th Congress House

Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Official title: To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Introduced: March 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Conflicts and warsCongressional oversightIraqMiddle East
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 13, 2015
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 Latest action February 13, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or associated persons or forces.

Declares that this resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.

Repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Byrne, Bradley
· Dec 8, 2015
Rooney, Thomas
· Nov 19, 2015
Roby, Martha
· Nov 17, 2015
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 16, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 2, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 33: Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-33/
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"H.J. Res. 33: Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-33/.
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H.J. Res. 33, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-33/.
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