,,iia  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate 
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,young7 introduced the following joint 
resolution2 which was read twice and    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,joint ,,resolution  ,to   
repeal the authorizations for use of    
military force against ,iraq1 and for   
other purposes4  ,whereas the           
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution       
7,public ,law #ajb-a2 #aje ,stat4 #c2   
#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71 enacted on   
,january #ad1 #aiia 7in this preamble   
the #aiia ,,aumf71 and the              
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of    
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #aaf      
,stat4 #adih2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note71
 enacted on ,october #af1 #bjjb 7in this
 preamble the #bjjb ,,aumf71 currently  
remain valid law2 ,whereas reports      
required every #fj days pursuant to     

section #c of the #aiia ,,aumf and      
section #d of the #bjjb ,,aumf indicated
 that the ,united ,states was not       
engaged in any activities pursuant to   
the #aiia ,,aumf or the #bjjb ,,aumf    
from ,december #bjaa through ,june      
#bjad2 ,whereas1 since ,june #bjad1 the 
only relevant activities detailed by    
such reports are actions by the ,united 
,states to combat the threat posed by   
the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and ,syria 
7,,isis72 ,whereas recent presidential  
administrations have maintained that the
 #bjjb ,,aumf only serves to reinforce  
any legal authority to combat ,,isis    
provided by the ,authorization for ,use 
of ,military ,force 7,public ,law       
#ajg-dj2 #aae ,stat4 #bbd2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #aeda71 enacted ,september #ah1 #bjja1 
and is not independently required to    
authorize any such activities2 ,whereas 
repealing the #aiia ,,aumf and the #bjjb
 ,,aumf would therefore not affect      
ongoing ,united ,states military        
operations2 ,whereas1 since #bjad1      

,united ,states military forces have    
operated in ,iraq at the request of the 
,government of ,iraq for the sole       
purpose of supporting its efforts to    
combat ,,isis1 consistent with the      
,strategic ,framework ,agreement that   
,iraq and the ,united ,states signed on 
,november #ag1 #bjjh2 ,whereas          
,secretary of ,state ,pompeo noted in a 
,january #aj1 #bjai1 speech in ,cairo   
that today in ,iraq1 at the government's
 invitation1 we have approximately      
#e1jjj troops where there were once     
#aff1jjj1 and further that when we do   
set up major bases ''' it's at the      
invitation of the host country2         
,whereas1 during testimony to the       
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate on ,february #e1 #bjai1         
,commander of the ,united ,states       
,central ,command1 ,general ,joseph     
,votel1 stated that ,united ,states     
forces are in ,iraq at the invitation of
 the ,government of ,iraq2 ,whereas1    
following a trip to ,iraq1 ,acting      

,secretary of ,defense ,patrick ,m4     
,shanahan stated on ,february #ab1      
#bjai1 that we understand that we're    
there by invitation and that we jointly 
share the resources and that we clearly 
recognize their sovereignty2 ,whereas   
neither the #aiia ,,aumf nor the #bjjb  
,,aumf are being used as the sole legal 
basis for any detention of enemy        
combatants currently held by the ,united
 ,states2 and ,whereas authorizations   
for the use of military force that are  
no longer necessary should have a clear 
political and legal conclusion3 ,now1   
therefore1 be it  #a4 ,repeal of        
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution ,the  
,authorization for ,use of ,military    
,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution       
7,public ,law #ajb-a2 #aje ,stat4 #c2   
#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 is hereby     
repealed4  #b4 ,repeal of ,authorization
 for ,use of ,military ,force ,against  
,iraq ,resolution of #bjjb ,the         
,authorization for ,use of ,military    

,force ,against ,iraq ,resolution of    
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-bdc2 #aaf      
,stat4 #adih2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda note7 
is hereby repealed4