The Senate passed a bill, 66–30, on March 29 that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. The first allowed the United States to enter the Gulf War, during which then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces were driven out of Kuwait. The second allowed the U.S. military to go into Iraq following reports that…

The Senate approved legislation with bipartisan support on March 29 that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. The first Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) allowed the United States to enter the Gulf War, during which then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces were driven out of Kuwait. The second allowed the…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a lengthy statement on March 28 expressing opposition to a bill that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations, claiming that undoing them would benefit Iran. The first allowed the United States to enter the Gulf War, during which Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s forces were driven…

The Senate voted 65-28 on March 27 to invoke cloture, ending debate, on a bill that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. Ahead of the vote Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, cited the U.S. retaliatory strikes in Syria following Iran-backed groups killing a U.S. contractor,…

The Senate voted on March 21 to advance a repeal of two U.S. authorizations for military action against Iraq. The upper congressional chamber voted on the motion, 67-28, to begin debate on a bill that would undo the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs). The first authorization allowed the United…

The U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan bill toward a final vote on a bill that would repeal the U.S. authorizations to go to war against Iraq. The Senate voted, 68–27, on March 16 to invoke cloture, surpassing the needed 60-vote threshold, on a measure that would undo the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use…

The U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan bill toward a final vote on a bill that would repeal the U.S. authorizations to go to war against Iraq. The Senate voted, 68–27, on March 16 to invoke cloture, surpassing the needed 60-vote threshold, on a measure that would undo the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use…

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) assured the public on March 15 that repealing the Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq would have no impact on the United States confronting the Iranian threat. “Some will ask whether repeal of the authorization impacts our ability to protect the nation against Iran. Take it from…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) filed cloture on March 14 on a bill that would repeal the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs). This comes as the 20th anniversary of the March 19, 2003, invasion of Iraq approaches. The 2002 AUMF allowed the U.S. military to go into Iraq…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 8 voted to repeal the Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq, as the 20th anniversary of the March 19, 2003, invasion approaches. Both the 2002 and 1991 AUMFs were advanced in the committee by a vote of 13–8. The full Senate could vote on the legislation…