House joint resolution · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-243
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Became law on Oct 16, 2002.
Sponsor: Rep. J. Hastert R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 2, 2002
- Committee actionOct 3, 2002
- Passed HouseOct 10, 2002 · 296–133
- Passed SenateOct 11, 2002 · 77–23
- To the PresidentOct 15, 2002
- Became lawOct 16, 2002
Latest action: Oct 16, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-243.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 114.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 114, Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002” on October 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on October 3, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14072
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 114, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hjres/114
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f528c042473bd88f01a536f189f8854821af40fb9eb9a10ef74cb7fcc76c8c4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 114, Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002” on October 4, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on October 3, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 4, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14072
- CBO publication date
- October 4, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 114, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hjres/114
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f528c042473bd88f01a536f189f8854821af40fb9eb9a10ef74cb7fcc76c8c4
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 107-721 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on October 7, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 7, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/721
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 114, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hjres/114
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f528c042473bd88f01a536f189f8854821af40fb9eb9a10ef74cb7fcc76c8c4
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteS.J.Res. 45 [Daschle-Lott] was based on the original White House proposal authorizing the use of force in Iraq. H.J.Res. 114 [Hastert-Gephardt] and the substantially similar S.J.Res. 46 [Lieberman] were modified proposals. H.J.Res. 110 was a separate proposal not considered on the floor.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 114, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hjres/114
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3f528c042473bd88f01a536f189f8854821af40fb9eb9a10ef74cb7fcc76c8c4
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.J.Res. 114, last updated August 20, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
136 cosponsors — 114 Republicans, 22 Democrats
23 of 136 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), W. Akin (R-MO), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Dick Armey (R-TX), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Henry Brown (R-SC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Eric Cantor (R-VA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Mac Collins (R-GA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Culberson (R-TX), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA) and 106 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.