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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 255
To repeal Public Law 107–40.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 2021
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. MASSIE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. HUFFMAN,
Mr. TRONE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms.
MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY,
Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SAR-
BANES, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. TONKO, Mr.
JONES, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. RASKIN, Mr.
RYAN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MENG, Mr.
COHEN, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To repeal Public Law 107–40.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repeal of the Author-
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ization for Use of Military Force’’.
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.
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Congress finds that the Authorization for Use of Mili-
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tary Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note),
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signed into law on September 18, 2001, has been used
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to justify a broad and open-ended authorization for the
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use of military force and such an interpretation is incon-
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sistent with the authority of Congress to declare war and
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make all laws for executing powers vested by the Constitu-
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tion in the Government of the United States.
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SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–40.
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Effective 240 days after the date of the enactment
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of this Act, the Authorization for Use of Military Force
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(Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby re-
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pealed.
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