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Sunset for the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act

To repeal Public Law 107-40.

Introduced Dec 16, 2025

Latest action (Dec 16, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
DefenseForeign Policy

Summary

This bill would repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force enacted on September 18, 2001, following the September 11 attacks. The repeal would take effect 240 days after the bill is signed into law. The bill finds that the 2001 authorization has been used to justify broad military force actions beyond its original scope.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 16, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
  2. Dec 16, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 1488 — To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2025

Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Casar, and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To repeal Public Law 107-40.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Sunset for the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act”.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.

Congress finds that the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note), signed into law on September 18, 2001, has been used to justify a broad and open-ended authorization for the use of military force and such an interpretation is inconsistent with the authority of Congress to declare war and make all laws for executing powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-40.

Effective 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed. <all>

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