HR 780 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

Introduced Feb 17, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Barbara Lee D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 17, 2011 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act - States that it is the policy of the United States to ensure that funds made available for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan are to be used only for providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal of all U.S. military personnel and Department of Defense (DOD) contractor personnel in Afghanistan.

Allows such funds to be obligated and expended only for such purpose.

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MABarney FrankOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 17, 2011
R-TXRon PaulOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CASam FarrOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 17, 2011
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 17, 2011
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterFeb 18, 2011
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 3, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoMar 3, 2011
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMar 3, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 8, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenMar 8, 2011
D-NCMelvin L. WattMar 10, 2011
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 11, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 14, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonApr 1, 2011
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanApr 4, 2011
D-PAChaka FattahApr 8, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 3, 2011
D-NJRush HoltMay 4, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 10, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyAug 19, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelNov 15, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinDec 13, 2011
D-CAJanice HahnFeb 14, 2012
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 7, 2012
D-IADavid LoebsackMar 20, 2012
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMar 20, 2012
D-MARichard E. NealApr 19, 2012
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 16, 2012
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonSep 10, 2012

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2011
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 17, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Feb 17, 2011Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1179.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41989Congressional Authority to Limit Military Operations ArchivedReportFeb 19, 2013

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3638Act for the 99%Related billFeb 9, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide that funds for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan shall be obligated and expended only for purposes of providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan of all members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense contractor personnel who are in Afghanistan.
Short Titles as Introduced
Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 17, 2011Introduced in House

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