HR8436Referred to Committee

Cold War Military Force Repeal Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-04-22

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Tom Barrett

Republican · MI · Representative

Votes with party: 96.3% (668 recorded votes)

Top industries funding sponsor:

Veterans$5,099k
Progressive Groups$100k

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Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-04-22

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-22

Previously

Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-22

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would repeal two Cold War-era authorizations that allow the President to use military force against communist countries without getting a new approval from Congress. This would require the President to seek fresh congressional authorization before taking military action in situations covered by those old Cold War laws, giving lawmakers a say in modern military decisions rather than relying on decades-old permissions.

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Subjects

International Affairs

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8436 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8436 To repeal the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 22, 2026 Mr. Barrett (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cold War Military Force Repeal Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. The joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East'' (Public Law 85-7; 22 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.) is hereby repealed. <all>

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