Public Law 107-243

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Public Law 107-243 is the 2002 U.S. federal statute by which Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq, leading to the Iraq War.

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Public Law 107-243 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Authorization for Use of Military Force
United States federal statute
joint resolution
alsoKnownAs Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
surface form: Iraq Resolution

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
surface form: Iraq War Resolution
appliesTo President of the United States
United States Armed Forces
authorizes use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq
chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
codifiedAs 116 Stat. 1498
congressNumber 107th United States Congress
controversial true
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 2002-10-16
datePassedByHouse 2002-10-10
datePassedBySenate 2002-10-11
hasSection Section 2
Section 3
hasTitle Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
houseVoteDate 2002-10-10
houseVoteResult passed
inForce true
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
laterCriticizedFor reliance on inaccurate intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
legalBasisFor Operation Iraqi Freedom
surface form: 2003 invasion of Iraq

Iraq War
officeOfSigner President of the United States
otherChamber United States Senate
partOf United States Statutes at Large
surface form: United States statutes at large
politicalContext Bush administration
surface form: George W. Bush administration
primarySubject Iraq
publicLawNumber 107-243
relatedTo Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
relatesTo Global War on Terrorism
surface form: War on Terror

weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
requires presidential determination that diplomatic means alone will not protect U.S. national security against Iraq
presidential reporting to Congress on use of force against Iraq
section2Content findings and policy
section3Purpose authorization for use of United States Armed Forces
senateVoteDate 2002-10-11
senateVoteResult passed
shortTitle Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
signedBy George W. Bush
sponsorInHouse Richard Armey
sponsorInSenate Tom Daschle
statedPurpose defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq
enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq
topic United States foreign policy
United States military intervention in the Middle East

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