HR 2829 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

AUMF Clarification Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 17, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 17, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

AUMF Clarification Act

This bill expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has not authorized the use of military force against Iran. It further specifies that no previous authorization for the use of military force against anyone associated with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, may be construed to provide authorization for the use of such force against Iran.

Cosponsors 93

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2019 to Jan 8, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalMay 17, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeMay 21, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredMay 21, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarMay 21, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 21, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoMay 21, 2019
D-CARo KhannaMay 21, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineMay 22, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.May 22, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 22, 2019
D-TXHenry CuellarMay 22, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 22, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 22, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 22, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatMay 23, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2019Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2019Introduced in House

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