I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5875 
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–243). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2006 
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. LEE, 
Ms. WATERS, Mr. OWENS, Ms. WATSON, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. STARK, 
Mr. FILNER, Ms. CARSON, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, 
Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WU, 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations 
A BILL 
To repeal 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iraq War Powers Re-
peal Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying 
the 
words 
‘‘Mission 
Accomplished,’’ 
President 
George W. Bush stated: ‘‘Major combat operations 
in Iraq have ended.’’. At this point, the occupation 
of Iraq began. 
(2) The civilian leadership at the Department 
of Defense has failed to adequately support United 
States Armed Forces in Iraq, which were not trained 
to carry out an occupation and did not receive the 
proper equipment to achieve their stated mission. 
(3) The occupation of Iraq has made the 
United States economically and militarily weaker, 
has made the United States less safe because it has 
enhanced the recruitment of terrorists, and has di-
minished America’s role in the world. 
(4) Iraq is embroiled in a civil war character-
ized by daily occurrences of retaliation and revenge, 
fueled by the occupation of Iraq by United States 
Armed Forces. 
(5) The civil war in Iraq was predicted by 
United States military commanders before the 2003 
occupation of Iraq. 
(6) The United States has pursued military ac-
tion rather than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and 
has reduced reconstruction efforts in Iraq. 
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(7) General George Casey, the top United 
States military commander in Iraq, has proposed a 
plan for the redeployment from Iraq of a substantial 
portion of United States Armed Forces and briefed 
the President accordingly. 
(8) On May 13, 2003, the President stated, 
‘‘We will stay as long as necessary to make sure that 
the Iraqi people have a government of, by and for 
the Iraqi people. And then we’ll come home.’’. 
(9) On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people 
participated in elections to directly elect a full-term 
government. The Prime Minister of Iraq and other 
high-ranking Iraqi Government officials, as well as 
leaders from the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish commu-
nities in Iraq, have since called for a timetable for 
the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from 
Iraq. 
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
On the basis of the findings specified in section 2, 
Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States 
to end the occupation of Iraq. 
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SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107–243. 
The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 
1541 note) is hereby repealed. 
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