Comprehensive Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 20, 2007 Committee Hearings Held.
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 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007 - States that authority for the President to use the Armed Forces in Iraq as provided by P.L. 107-243 expires on December 31, 2007.
Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq through the establishment or use of military installations or facilities in Iraq intended to be under the exclusive control of the Armed Forces rather than under the control of the government of Iraq.
Directs the President, within 30 days after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress outlining a strategy to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq.
Authorizes the President to provide assistance: (1) for Iraqi employment projects upon a certification to Congress that the government of Iraq has concluded an agreement for the sharing of power and resources among major ethnic and sectarian factions in Iraq; and (2) to strengthen democracy, governance, human rights, the rule of law, and religious freedom in Iraq.
Directs the President to appoint two Presidential Special Envoys for Iraq Regional Security who shall: (1) enter into discussions with the government of Iraq and governments of neighboring countries to support Iraq's peace efforts and to take necessary actions to prevent regional instability; (2) organize a regional conference on Iraq's future; (3) organize an Iraq Support Group to coordinate regional and international policy in support of Iraq's peace efforts; and (4) work with officials of the government of Iraq and other domestic stakeholders to organize a forum for national reconciliation negotiations.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should redeploy necessary diplomatic, political, and military assets to: (1) complete Operation Enduring Freedom, including to defeat remaining Taliban and al Qaeda forces threatening Afghanistan; and (2) support efforts to dismantle terrorist networks in other regions of the world.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 23, 2007 to Jun 7, 2007; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Jan 23, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 9, 2007 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 7, 2007 |
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 23, 2007Hearings Mar 20, 2007 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 23, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2007Committee Hearings Held.
- Jan 23, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 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 6
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 H7061 | Kendrick B. Meek D-FL | Jun 25, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2970 | David E. Price D-NC | Mar 23, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1821 | Brad Miller D-NC | Feb 16, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1760 | Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Feb 15, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1611 | David E. Price D-NC | Feb 14, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1177 | Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Feb 5, 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.
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 the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, to authorize assistance for Iraq, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Comprehensive Strategy for Iraq Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional powers
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Defense budgets
- Democracy
- Diplomacy
- Diplomats
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Egypt
- Energy
- Ethnic relations
- Europe
- Government Operations and Politics
- Human rights
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- International relief
- Iran
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military bases
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military posture
- Military readiness
- Military training
- Military withdrawal
- Minorities
- Negotiations
- Peace
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- President and foreign policy
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Rule of law
- Saudi Arabia
- South Asia
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Turkey
- War and emergency powers
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 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.
