The House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force that was used by the Bush Administration to invade Iraq in 2002, and has since been used by the Trump Administration to justify the congressionally unauthorized killing of Iran's Qassem Soleimani. The bill passed as an amendment to H.R. 5671 (Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020).

House Passes H.R. 2456 (236Y-166N)

Posted On: January 31, 2020

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The House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force that was used by the Bush Administration to invade Iraq in 2002, and has since been used by the Trump Administration to justify the congressionally unauthorized killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani. The bill passed as an amendment to H.R. 5671 (Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020).