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| Long title | Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. |
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| Enacted by | the 102nd United States Congress |
| Effective | January 14, 1991 |
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| Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1 |
| Statutes at Large | 105 Stat. 3 |
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Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 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.
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
On June 29, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 366–46 to repeal the authorization along with the 1957 authorization.[1] On March 16, 2023, a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs, introduced by Tim Kaine and Todd Young, was advanced by the Senate by 68 votes to 27.[2]
