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With the politics of the Iraq War far behind them, members of the Senate joined together this week on a bipartisan basis to repeal its authorization.

The Senate voted overwhelmingly, and on a bipartisan basis, last week to repeal the obsolete 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorized Use of Military Force resolutions by a vote of 66-30.

The House needs to follow Senate's lead in repealing the obsolete 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorized Use of Military Force resolutions.

Supporters, including Republican senators, say the repeal is crucial to prevent future abuses and to reinforce that Iraq is now a strategic partner of the United States.

Now to a major move by us lawmakers aiming to claw back war powers they once had have constitutionally the senate voted to repeal the decades old iraq war power authorization 20 years after the us invasion, the lawmakers behind it want to reassure congresss authority in making military decisions, including declaration of war. the bipartisan bill. now heads to the house with me now is democratic congressman adam schiff of california has been pushing for just such a change for a number of years. c...

Section 502B(c) is a potent tool to accelerate congressional oversight of support to countries with concerning human rights records. 

Besides repealing the AUMFs, lawmakers ought to create new tools to curb U.S. military interventions.

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President Joe Biden authorized retaliatory strikes in Syria last Thursday, though GOP lawmakers have accused the Department of Defense of slow-walking its notification process due to planned hearings and votes on Capitol Hill.

Titled the Defend the Guard Act, the legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing the Michigan National Guard or any member thereof into “active duty combat” unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action under article I, § 8, clause 15 of the Constitution to explicitly call forth the state militia to execute the laws of the United States, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection.