The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revoke the George W. Bush-era authorization to use military force in Iraq, sending it to the Senate. Only one Democrat voted against the measure, while 49 Republicans joined Democrats to revoke the mandate. For years, Democrats and a smaller number of Republicans have tried to revoke the 2002 Iraq War powers and have argued that the authorization was unnecessary and allows the executive branch to keep Congress out of the loop on military decisions. American troops left Iraq about a decade ago, although a number of contractors and some service members remain amid attempts to quash the ISIS terrorist group that emerged in the early 2010s. “Congress has a historic opportunity to repeal this outdated authorization and reassert its proper authority over matters of war and peace,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday after the vote. …