(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) A majority of the US Senate backed legislation on Wednesday to
repeal two decades-old authorizations for past wars in Iraq, as
Congress pushes to reassert its role over deciding whether to send
troops into combat, trend reports citing al
arabiya .
The Senate voted 66-30 in favor of legislation to repeal the
1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, or
AUMFs, well above the 51-vote majority needed to pass the measure
that would formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars.
To become law, the repeal of the two Authorizations for the Use
of Military Force, or AUMFs, must still pass the Republican-led
House of Representatives, where its prospects are less certain.
All of the votes against repeal in the Senate were from
Republicans and the party's leader in the chamber Mitch McConnell
issued a statement opposing it.
Biden has said he will sign the legislation, if it reaches his
desk.
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