Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleJoint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.
Enacted bythe 102nd United States Congress
EffectiveJanuary 14, 1991
Citations
Public lawPub.L. 102–1
Statutes at Large105 Stat. 3
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.J.Res.77 by Robert H. Michel (RIL) on Jan. 12, 1991
  • Passed the House on Jan. 12, 1991 (250 - 183)
  • Passed the Senate as the S.J.Res.2 on Jan. 12, 1991 (52 - 47)
  • Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on Jan. 14, 1991

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub.L. 102–1) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United States Congress's January 14, 1991, authorization of the use of U.S. military force in the Gulf War.

President George H. W. Bush requested a Congressional joint resolution on January 8, 1991, one week before the January 15, 1991, deadline issued to Iraq specified by the November 29, 1990 United Nations United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. President Bush had deployed over 500,000 U.S. troops without Congressional authorization to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region in the preceding five months in response to Iraq's August 2, 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

Legislative history

Senate Joint Resolution 2 was approved in the United States Senate on January 12, 1991, by a vote of 52 to 47.

House Joint Resolution 77 was approved in the United States House of Representatives on January 12, 1991, by a vote of 250 to 183

Repeal

On June 29, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 366–46 to repeal the authorization along with the 1957 authorization, and now[when?] currently awaits further action in the Senate.

See also


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