The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2023
S 316

Sponsored by Tim Kaine (D)

A bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

Would have repealed two congressional authorizations for military force against Iraq, from 1991 and 2002.

Tradeoff

Would have ended the legal authority Congress gave for military action against Iraq. The bill's text does not list any costs or offsetting savings.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate voted 68-27 to begin debate on the bill on March 16, 2023. It then agreed to take up the bill 67-28 on March 21. On March 27, the Senate agreed 65-28 to limit debate on a motion tied to the bill. The Senate passed the bill 66-30 on March 29, 2023. The House never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 9, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Foreign Relations(Feb 9, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Foreign Relations voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 8, 2023)

  4. Senate

    On on the

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 316

    Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #61 · Mar 16, 2023)

    68 yeanay 27
  5. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to S. 316

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #63 · Mar 21, 2023)

    67 yeanay 28
  6. Senate

    On the Motion

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Re: S. 316

    Cloture Motion Agreed to(Roll #70 · Mar 27, 2023)

    65 yeanay 28
  7. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Bill Passed(Roll #77 · Mar 29, 2023)

    66 yeanay 30
  8. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Mar 30, 2023)

Passage votes· Mar 29, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025