Iraq Liberation Act

Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
Long title	An Act to establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq.
Acronyms (colloquial)	ILA
Nicknames	Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
Enacted by	the 105th United States Congress
Effective	October 31, 1998
Citations
Public law	105-338
Statutes at Large	112 Stat. 3178
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections amended	22 U.S.C. ch. 32, subch. I § 2151
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 4655 by Benjamin Gilman (R–NY) on September 29, 1998; Committee consideration by House International Relations; Passed the House on October 5, 1998 (360–38 Roll call vote 482, via Clerk.House.gov); Passed the Senate on October 7, 1998 (Passed unanimous consent); Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on October 31, 1998;

The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 is a United States Congressional statement of policy stating that "It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq."^[1]^[2] It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, and states that it is the policy of the United States to support democratic movements within Iraq. The Act was cited in October 2002 to argue for the authorization of military force against Iraq.

The bill was sponsored by Representative Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican, NY-20) and co-sponsored by Representative Christopher Cox (Republican, CA-47). The bill was introduced as H.R. 4655 on September 29, 1998. The House of Representatives passed the bill 360–38 on October 5, and the Senate passed it with unanimous consent two days later. President Clinton signed the Iraq Liberation Act into law on October 31, 1998.^[3]^[4]

^ Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 105–338 (text) (PDF), 112 Stat. 3178, enacted October 31, 1998
^ It was codified in a note to 22 USCS § 2151.
^ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998," October 31, 1998". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "HR 4655: All Congressional Action". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[1] Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 105–338 (text) (PDF), 112 Stat. 3178, enacted October 31, 1998

[2] It was codified in a note to 22 USCS § 2151.

[3] Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "William J. Clinton: "Statement on Signing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998," October 31, 1998". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[4] "HR 4655: All Congressional Action". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

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