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H.R. 2829: AUMF Clarification Act

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H.R. 2829: AUMF Clarification Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

AUMF Clarification Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

AUMF Clarification Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · 93 cosponsors

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Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mark Takano (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Angie Craig (D-MN), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Dina Titus (D-NV), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA) and 33 more.

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr2829 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116