"The House passed legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for Use of for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday, moving against two pieces of legislation that have vastly expanded the president's ability to use military force in the U.S.'s "forever wars" in the Middle East. The amendment to the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed easily in a 261 to 167 vote."
"Meeks said that the AUMFs are "long obsolete." "By remaining on the books, these AUMFs only risk abuse by administrations of either party to sanction military force that Congress has not considered or approved. It is time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional authority over matters of war and peace - its Article 1 war powers - by removing these open-ended AUMFs once and for all," said Meeks."
The House passed legislation repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) in a bipartisan 261–167 vote. All Democrats and 49 Republicans supported the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks. Lawmakers described the AUMFs as obsolete and warned that keeping them on the books risks executive-branch abuse to authorize military force without fresh congressional approval. The repeal seeks to restore Article I war powers to Congress and close open-ended authorizations tied to the Gulf War and the 2002 Iraq invasion. Anti-war advocates have long called for these repeals.
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