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H.R. 256: To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

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H.R. 256: To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 171 (2021): On Motion to Recommit, HR256 (2021-06-17), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Plain summary

This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 134 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 256, To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (2021-04-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Adam Smith (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA) and 74 more.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
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).
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr256 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117