Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008
Latest action · Jan 15, 2008 Referred 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.
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 15, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and any other necessary representative of the executive branch of the U.S. government to begin consultations with the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on any potential long-term security, economic, or political agreement (agreement) with the government of Iraq.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) full Iraqi sovereignty is in the U.S. national interest; and (2) any agreement that is not in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States does not have the force and effect of law.
Prohibits obligating or expending funds for the implementation of any agreement with the government of Iraq unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2008 to Jun 9, 2008; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 15, 2008 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jan 15, 2008 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 15, 2008 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jan 15, 2008 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Apr 24, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 9, 2008 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 15, 2008 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2008Referred 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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34568 | U.S.-Iraq Agreements: Congressional Oversight Activities and Legislative Response Archived | Report | May 15, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for congressional consultation with respect to any long-term security, economic, or political agreement with the Government of Iraq and to ensure that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Defense budgets
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military agreements
- Military bases
- Military training
- Negotiations
- Sovereignty
- Treaties
- Treaty-making power
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2008Introduced in House
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