A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
Latest action · Feb 27, 2008 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1258)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the President to transition the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to the following purposes: (1) conducting limited scope and duration operations against al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations; (2) providing security for U.S. infrastructure and personnel; (3) training and equipping Iraqi security services and U.S. forces; and (4) redeploying U.S. forces from Iraq. Exempts such activities from the funding and redeployment provisions of this Act.
Directs the President to begin the phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq.
Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to continue the U.S. Armed Forces deployment in Iraq as of 120 days after the enactment of this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 33 | On the Cloture Motion S. 2633 | Cloture Motion Agreed to70–24 | Feb 26, 2008 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2008 to Feb 26, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Feb 13, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Feb 26, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Feb 26, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1226-1234, S1235-1258)
- Feb 27, 2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1258)
- Feb 26, 2008Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 24. Record Vote Number: 33. (consideration: CR S1165-1167; text: CR S1166)
- Feb 26, 2008Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1165-1194)
- Feb 25, 2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1144-1145)
- Feb 25, 2008Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1144-1145; text: CR S1145)
- Feb 25, 2008Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
- Feb 14, 2008Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
- Feb 13, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2008Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1334, S1339 | Christopher S. Bond R-MO, Mel Martinez R-FL | Feb 28, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1217, S1219, S1220–S1229, S1232–S1241, S1244–S1248, S1250–S1258, S1259 | Barbara Boxer D-CA, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ, Harry Reid D-NV, James M. Inhofe R-OK, Jim Bunning R-KY, Jim DeMint R-SC, Jim Webb D-VA, John Ensign R-NV, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UT, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Pete V. Domenici R-NM, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Sam Brownback R-KS, Saxby Chambliss R-GA, Wayne Allard R-CO | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1149, S1150, S1159–S1194Cloture motions S1166Recorded votes S1167cloture motion on motion to proceed | Amy Klobuchar D-MN (cloture motion), Barbara Boxer D-CA (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Bill Nelson D-FL, Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Charles E. Schumer D-NY (cloture motion), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (cloture motion), Debbie Stabenow D-MI, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (cloture motion), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV, James M. Inhofe R-OK, Jeff Sessions R-AL, John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), John McCain R-AZ, Jon Kyl R-AZ, Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Lindsey Graham R-SC, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert Menendez D-NJ (cloture motion), Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA, Ron Wyden D-OR (cloture motion), Russell D. Feingold D-WI (cloture motion), Sherrod Brown D-OH (cloture motion), Tom Coburn R-OK, Tom Harkin D-IA (cloture motion) | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Senate | Motions S1144Cloture motions S1145 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN (cloture motion), Barbara Boxer D-CA (cloture motion), Bernard Sanders I-VT (cloture motion), Charles E. Schumer D-NY (cloture motion), Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (cloture motion), Edward M. Kennedy D-MA (cloture motion), Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV (motion), John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (cloture motion), Patty Murray D-WA (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (cloture motion), Robert Menendez D-NJ (cloture motion), Ron Wyden D-OR (cloture motion), Russell D. Feingold D-WI (cloture motion), Sherrod Brown D-OH (cloture motion), Tom Harkin D-IA (cloture motion) | Feb 25, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S993, S1082 | Harry Reid D-NV | Feb 14, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1077 | A bill to safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq. | Related bill | Apr 10, 2007 |
| HR 2031 | To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq. | Related bill | Apr 25, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
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