A bill to provide for an assessment of the achievement by the Government of Iraq of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation in Iraq.
Latest action · May 8, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress against any congressional action, including the elimination or reduction of funds, that will impair the mission of the U.S. military forces in the field, undermine their safety, or harm their effectiveness.
Directs the Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq to report to Congress within 120 days respecting the status of the achievement of specified benchmarks and the Commander's assessment whether or not each such benchmark has been met.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 8, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | May 8, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 8, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5736-5737)
- May 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9381 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5736 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | May 8, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for an assessment of the achievement by the Government of Iraq of benchmarks for political settlement and national reconciliation in Iraq.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional witnesses
- Constitutions
- Defense budgets
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Kurds
- Legislative bodies
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military command and control
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military training
- Petroleum industry
- Political parties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
