HR 255 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

Latest action · Jan 11, 2021 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. IntroducedJan 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force signed into law September 18, 2001.

Cosponsors 96

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2021 to Dec 22, 2022; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJan 11, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 11, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJan 11, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeJan 13, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarJan 13, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonJan 13, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossJan 28, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuJan 28, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderJan 28, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJan 28, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverFeb 18, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 18, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 18, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiFeb 18, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasFeb 18, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 26, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 26, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterFeb 26, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzMar 3, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 16, 2021
D-MALori TrahanMar 16, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonApr 21, 2021
D-NVDina TitusMay 11, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesMay 18, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightMay 18, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJun 11, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinJun 11, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 11, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 11, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezJun 11, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJun 11, 2021
D-CAMaxine WatersJun 11, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJun 11, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordJun 11, 2021
D-PADwight EvansJun 14, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasJul 6, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettJul 28, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanJul 28, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenAug 17, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoAug 20, 2021
D-CATed LieuAug 20, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleAug 27, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonAug 27, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOct 25, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffNov 4, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceNov 5, 2021
D-CARaul RuizNov 5, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesNov 12, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterNov 18, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonNov 30, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossNov 30, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsDec 1, 2021
D-MOCori BushDec 8, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezDec 14, 2021
D-NJAndy KimJan 6, 2022
D-CAKaren BassJan 6, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeJan 6, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterJan 6, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelJan 6, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoJan 6, 2022
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJan 25, 2022
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesFeb 11, 2022
D-AZRuben GallegoDec 22, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 11, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H123-H124] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. LEE of California: H.R. 255. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 6, January 11, 2021, page H124.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1274Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military ForceReintroduction ofFeb 14, 2019
HR 4432Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022Related billJul 15, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal Public Law 107-40.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Repeal of the Authorization for Use of Military Force

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House

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