Safe and Orderly Withdrawal From Iraq Act
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 31, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe and Orderly Withdrawal From Iraq Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, to commence the withdrawal of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as contractors operating in Iraq under funds appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD). Requires withdrawal completion within 180 days after its commencement.
Prohibits DOD funds from being obligated or expended to: (1) increase the number of members serving in Iraq as of January 1, 2007, unless the increase has been specifically authorized in advance by an Act of Congress; or (2) further deploy units or members to Iraq.
Provides withdrawal exceptions with respect to personnel: (1) providing security for U.S. diplomatic missions in Iraq; or (2) involved in Iraq reconstruction activities.
Directs the President to transfer to the government of Iraq all rights in any military facility in Iraq that was constructed, repaired, or improved using amounts appropriated to DOD and occupied by a unit of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Jun 22, 2007; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jun 22, 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 31, 2007 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2007Hearings Mar 20, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 20, 2007Committee Hearings Held.
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1121)
- Jan 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1650 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Feb 14, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1121 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Jan 31, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of United States military forces and Department of Defense contractors from Iraq, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe and Orderly Withdrawal From Iraq Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Americans in foreign countries
- Appropriations
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Defense budgets
- Defense contracts
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Embassies
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International military forces
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military and naval supplies
- Military assistance
- Military bases
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military posture
- Military training
- Military withdrawal
- Right of asylum
- Security measures
- South Asia
- Terrorism
- War relief
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 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.
