Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011
Latest action · Aug 1, 2011 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 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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011 - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to withdraw all U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors from Iraq by December 31, 2011.
Prohibits any agreement between the United States and Iraq amending the timeline for such withdrawal in a manner obligating the United States to a security commitment to respond to internal or external threats against Iraq after such date from being in force with respect to the United States unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty requiring advice and consent of the Senate (or is intended to take that form in the case of an agreement under negotiation) or is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after enactment of this Act.
Prohibits, except for protection of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, the use of funds to: (1) maintain U.S. Armed Forces or military contractors in Iraq after December 31, 2011; and (2) establish any military installation or base for the permanent stationing of such forces in Iraq.
Prohibits the use of funds to exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2011 to Jan 13, 2012; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Aug 1, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Aug 2, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 16, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Aug 19, 2011 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 23, 2011 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 13, 2012 |
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 Aug 1, 2011 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2011Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of funds to maintain United States Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after December 31, 2011, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- International law and treaties
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Oil and gas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2011Introduced in House
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