Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

Long title	Joint Resolution to authorise the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq
Nicknames	Iraq Resolution
Enacted by	the 107th United States Congress
Effective	October 16, 2002
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 107–243 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	116 Stat. 1498
Legislative history
Introduced in the House by Dennis Hastert (R–IL) on October 2, 2002 Committee consideration by House International Relations Committee Passed the House on October 10, 2002 (296–133) Passed the Senate on October 11, 2002 (77–23) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 16, 2002
Major amendments
Repealed by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

President George W. Bush, surrounded by leaders of the House and Senate, announces the Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, October 2, 2002.

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, informally known as the Iraq Resolution, was a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No. 107-243, authorizing the use of the United States Armed Forces against Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist Iraqi government in what would be known as Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was repealed by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

George W. Bush signs the Resolution, with Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld on his side, on October 16, 2002. In the background, on the far right, is then-senator and future president Joe Biden, who voted in favor of the Resolution.