House Votes to Deflate, Presidential War Powers.<br />House Votes to Deflate, Presidential War Powers.<br />The House voted by a margin of 268-161 to <br />repeal the 2002 authorization it granted to <br />then-President George W. Bush to conduct war in Iraq.<br />The House voted by a margin of 268-161 to <br />repeal the 2002 authorization it granted to <br />then-President George W. Bush to conduct war in Iraq.<br />The House voted by a margin of 268-161 to <br />repeal the 2002 authorization it granted to <br />then-President George W. Bush to conduct war in Iraq.<br />The vote to repeal 2002 Authorization for Use of Military <br />Force (2002 AUMF) was largely bipartisan, with <br />49 Republicans joining all but a single Democrat.<br />2002 AUMF is widely considered to have been used well beyond its original intent, which was established in the immediate wake of the 9/11 attacks.<br />The House voted to repeal <br />the measure in Jan. 2020... .<br />... in response to the Trump administration's <br />authorization of a drone strike that killed <br />top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.<br />President Joe Biden voiced his support <br />for repealing 2002 AUMF.<br />Repeal of the 2002 AUMF would likely have minimal impact on current military operations, President Joe Biden, via CNBC.<br />The Senate is slated to vote on legislation later this <br />year that aims to repeal the measure. .<br />[Repealing 2002 AUMF will] eliminate the danger of a future administration reaching back into the legal dustbin to use it as a justification for <br />military adventurism, Chuck Schumer, (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader, via CNBC
