To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.
Latest action · Jul 26, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2007
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that it is the policy of the United States not to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; and (2) exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources.
Prohibits any funds made available by any Act of Congress from being obligated or expended to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; or (2) exercise U.S. economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 717 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed399–24 | Jul 25, 2007 |
Cosponsors 77
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2007 to Jul 24, 2007; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Jun 28, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 10, 2007 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2007 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2007 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2007 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 25, 2007Mr. Ackerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 25, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8405-8411)
- Jul 25, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2929.
- Jul 25, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 25, 2007Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8418-8419)
- Jul 25, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 24 (Roll no. 717). (text: CR H8405)
- Jul 25, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2007Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H926 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Feb 13, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1767 | Betty McCollum D-MN | Aug 4, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1637 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1628, E1630 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Doris O. Matsui D-CA | Jul 26, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8403, H8404, H8405–H8411Text printed H8405Recorded votes H8418limit | Barbara Lee D-CA, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, David E. Price D-NC, Diane E. Watson D-CA, Duncan Hunter R-CA, Gary L. Ackerman D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, James P. Moran D-VA, Jane Harman D-CA, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, John B. Larson D-CT, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Rush Holt D-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX, Thomas H. Allen D-ME, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY, Tom Lantos D-CA | Jul 25, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-21 | COMBATING SPYWARE: H.R. 964, THE SPY ACT163 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 15, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31693 | U.S. Armed Forces Abroad: Selected Congressional Votes Since 1982 | Report | May 25, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jul 25, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
