Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should accept the Iraqi Government's stated goal of setting a timetable for withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.
Latest action · Jul 10, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 10, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should not maintain a military presence in Iraq without the approval of Congress; and (2) it should be the policy of the United States to accept the principle of setting a deadline or timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2008 to Sep 9, 2008, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
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- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
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