To prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Latest action · Jan 9, 2007 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the U.S. government from obligating or expending funds to increase the number of U.S. forces in Iraq above the number for such forces which existed as of January 9, 2007, without a specific congressional authorization for such increase.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2007 to Feb 16, 2007; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 16, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2007Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E93 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Jan 12, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H412 | Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Jan 11, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 233 | A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007. | Related bill | Feb 6, 2007 |
| S 287 | A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007. | Related bill | Jan 16, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
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