{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-kaine-applaud-passage-of-their-bill-to-repeal-1991-2002-aumfs-formally-end-gulf-iraq-wars/", "Young, Kaine Applaud Passage of Their Bill to Repeal 1991 & 2002 AUMFs, Formally End Gulf & Iraq Wars", "2025-10-09", "2025", "2025-10", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) applauded Senate passage of their bipartisan bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs) against Iraq. The legislation passed as an amendment to the Senate\u2019s version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The House\u2019s version of the FY26 NDAA also included the legislation. The FY26 NDAA now heads to conference committee.\n\n\u201cThe Gulf War started 34 years ago, and the Iraq War began 22 years ago. These conflicts have long ended, and today Iraq is a partner, not an adversary. It\u2019s time for our law to reflect that reality,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cTonight\u2019s Senate vote is a step in the right direction, and I will continue pushing to repeal these outdated AUMFs and close the book on these forever wars.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe 1991 and 2002 AUMFs are obsolete. Iraq is now a strategic partner, and leaving these AUMFs on the books runs the risk of potential misuse by presidents of both parties,\u201d said Senator Kaine. \u201cToday\u2019s vote is significant because Congress is finally reaffirming its solemn constitutional responsibility in decisions as important as whether or not we should send servicemembers into harm\u2019s way. I\u2019m grateful to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who voted to repeal these AUMFs against Iraq. I look forward to working with Senate and House leadership to ensure that this important provision remains in the final legislation that goes to President Trump\u2019s desk for his signature, so the United States can finally end this endless war.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-kaine-applaud-passage-of-their-bill-to-repeal-1991-2002-aumfs-formally-end-gulf-iraq-wars/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.868793111294508, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}