House panel votes to end 2001, 2002 war authorizations – By Joe Gould (Defense News) / July 14 2020
WASHINGTON ― The House Appropriations Committee approved separate measures to end the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations, which underpin U.S. counterterror operations ― the latest attempt by lawmakers to curb President Donald Trump’s war-making powers.
At the panel’s deliberations on the fiscal 2021 defense spending bill on Tuesday, members voted on two amendments to the panel’s proposed 2021 defense spending bill from Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
The panel first voted along party lines, 30-22, to pass an amendment to sunset the 2001 authorization for use of military force within eight months, and then by voice vote, to repeal the 2002 AUMF. A third Lee amendment, also approved 30-22, would bar the use of military force in or against Iran, with certain exceptions.
The committee subsequently took a party line vote to send the bill, which would appropriate $694.6 billion for the Pentagon, to the House floor.
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