“The U.S. House of Representatives moved Thursday [6/17/2021] to repeal a nearly two-decade-old war powers measure, marking what many lawmakers hope will be the beginning of the end of wide-ranging authorities given to the president after the 9/11 terror attacks. The vote was 268-161. The measure now heads to the Senate.
Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California — who in 2001 and 2002 voted against two war power measures passed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks — was the sponsor of the repeal bill. The plan would end the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, that greenlighted then-President George W. Bush’s plans to invade Iraq.
‘It’s been such a long time coming,’ Lee said ahead of Thursday’s vote. ‘It’s Congress’ responsibility to authorize the use of force, and that authorization cannot be blank checks that stay as authorizations for any administration to use the way they see fit.’ …
On Wednesday, the repeal drew the support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the first time. ‘It will eliminate the danger of a future administration reaching back into the legal dustbin to use it as a justification for military adventurism,’ Schumer said.”
– Claudia Grisales, “In Historic, Bipartisan Move, House Votes To Repeal 2002 Iraq War Powers Resolution,” npr.org, June 17, 2021