Victory came as a brief sentence: “Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq (Public Law 102-1; 105 Stat. 3; 50 U.S.C. 1541 noted) is hereby repealed.”
It was almost a throw-away section, buried in page 290 of the 3,086-page National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 2026 signed into law last December.
“It is a huge win to prevent further abuse,” said Heather Brandon-Smith, FCNL’s legislative director of foreign policy. “It is the first time in 55 years since the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that Congress repealed a war powers authorization.”
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