Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 1991

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution
Long title	Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.
Enacted by	the 102nd United States Congress
Effective	January 14, 1991
Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1
Statutes at Large	105 Stat. 3
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.J.Res.77 by Robert H. Michel (R–IL) on Jan. 12, 1991; Passed the House on Jan. 12, 1991 (250 - 183); Passed the Senate as the S.J.Res.2 on Jan. 12, 1991 (52 - 47); Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on Jan. 14, 1991;

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (short title) (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 102–1) or Joint Resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (official title), was the United States Congress's January 14, 1991, authorization of the use of U.S. military force in the Gulf War.

President George H. W. Bush requested a Congressional joint resolution on January 8, 1991, one week before the January 15, 1991, deadline issued to Iraq specified by the November 29, 1990 United Nations United Nations Security Council Resolution 678. President Bush had deployed over 500,000 U.S. troops without Congressional authorization to Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf region in the preceding five months in response to Iraq's August 2, 1990 invasion of Kuwait.