[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2605 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2605

 To establish a sunset for the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
         Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243).


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2007

Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Jones of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Meehan, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ellison, and Mrs. Boyda of Kansas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a sunset for the Authorization for Use of Military Force 
         Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243).

    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 of Public Law 107-243 Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. SUNSET OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

    The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-243) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 5. SUNSET.

    ``This joint resolution shall cease to be effective beginning 180 
days after the date of the enactment of the Sunset of Public Law 107-
243 Act of 2007.''.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in the amendment made by section 2 of this Act shall be 
construed to prevent or prohibit Congress in the 180-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act from--
            (1) reauthorizing Public Law 107-243, with or without 
        amendment, as appropriate; and
            (2) passing a new authorization for the use of military 
        force against Iraq or a declaration of war against Iraq, as 
        appropriate.
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