The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), passed three days after September 11 to authorize force against those responsible for the attacks, would be repealed effective 240 days after this bill's enactment. Over the following 25 years successive administrations have interpreted the 2001 AUMF to cover counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Niger, and elsewhere. Reps. Jayapal, Massie, McGovern, Griffith, Casar, and Crane introduced this measure, and the congressional findings argue the open-ended interpretation is inconsistent with Congress's constitutional power to declare war. After repeal takes effect, any future operations relying on the 2001 AUMF would need a new explicit congressional authorization.
Transparency & Accountability
- Sunset on the 2001 AUMF — added effective 240 days after enactment, ending its open-ended legal authority
Congressional Summary
Sunset for the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force ActThis bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force signed into law September 18, 2001, with the repeal effective 240 days after the date of the enactment of the bill.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-12-16
- Date Added
- 2026-05-07
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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