Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.
Latest action · Jan 9, 2007 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 resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) after more than 3,000 American casualties, over $300 billion in expenditures, and almost four years of fighting, an increase in the number of members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and should not be done without an express authorization for the increase in an Act of Congress; and (2) a drastic shift in U.S. political and diplomatic strategy, as well as the mission of the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq, is needed to secure and stabilize Iraq so that a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops can begin as soon as possible.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2007 to Feb 16, 2007; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Jan 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jan 11, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jan 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jan 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Feb 13, 2007 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | 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 | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 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 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 H740 | Ellen O. Tauscher D-CA | Jan 18, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an increase in number of members of the United States Forces deployed in Iraq is the wrong course of action and that a drastic shift in the political and diplomatic strategy of the United States is needed to help secure and stabilize Iraq.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Diplomacy
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military withdrawal
- President and foreign policy
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
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