U.S. Congress - H.R.1263 Iraq Benchmarks Act
H.R.1263 - Iraq Benchmarks Act
To redeploy United States Armed Forces from the non-Kurdish areas of Iraq if certain security, political, and economic benchmarks relating to Iraq are not met, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
All Bill Titles
- Official: To redeploy United States Armed Forces from the non-Kurdish areas of Iraq if certain security, political, and economic benchmarks relating to Iraq are not met, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Iraq Benchmarks Act as introduced.
This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it.
Bill's Views
- Today: 2
- Past Seven Days: 4
- All-Time: 573
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Official Summary
3/1/2007--Introduced.Iraq Benchmarks Act - Directs that, if the President is unable to make a determination that the government of Iraq is achieving certain security, political, and economic benchmarks on or before July 1, 2007, and every 90 days thereafter, or if a joint resolution disappOfficial Summary
3/1/2007--Introduced.Iraq Benchmarks Act - Directs that, if the President is unable to make a determination that the government of Iraq is achieving certain security, political, and economic benchmarks on or before July 1, 2007, and every 90 days thereafter, or if a joint resolution disapproving such a presidential determination is enacted into law, then the Secretary of Defense shall, within 30 days after the above applicable deadline or the enactment of the joint resolution, commence the redeployment of U.S. Armed from the non-Kurdish areas of Iraq, and complete such redeployment within 180 days. Prohibits any funds from being obligated or expended to deploy or continue the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in such areas after the 180-day redeployment period. Provides exceptions for:
(1) providing security for U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq;
(2) engaging in limited operations to kill or capture members of al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations that pose a threat to U.S. national security; and
(3) training members of the Iraqi Security Forces. Requires that, if the President proposes a new plan to stabilize Iraq after the date of enactment of this Act and prior to U.S. Armed Forces redeployment from Iraq, then:
(1) the President shall promptly transmit such plan to Congress; and
(2) the plan may be implemented only if a joint resolution approving such plan is enacted into law.
...Read the Rest
Recent News Coverage
Hmmmm, no news coverage found for this bill at this time. This means that this this bill has not yet been mentioned on a publicly-searchable news website by either its official number (for example, "H.R. 3200") or title (for example, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"). As soon as that changes, our daily automated search across the Web will catch it and include it here. If this bill is of interest to you, you can write a letter to the editor referring to this bill by name, and if your letter is published on the Web, a link back your letter will appear here within about one day. Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build public knowledge about Congress.
Recent Blog Coverage
lawmakers bemoan response to hacker accusations
wolf on wednesday put forth hr 1263, a privileged resolution on the house floor calling for greater protection of congressional computer and information systems. 'that's preposterous' the chinese government responded on thursday by ...
Identity theft: Calendar - CNET News
H.R.1263: Requires businesses to offer "opt-out" before disclosure of personally identifiable information through a "self-regulatory" mechanism approved by the government. S.1326: Requires notification of security breaches involving ...
CQ Today - Berman Brings Different Style but Familiar Agenda to ...
In 2007, he wrote a bill ( HR 1263 ) to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq unless President Bush certified that the Iraqi government was making substantial progress toward 18 benchmarks the president identified as the goals of his âsurgeâ ...
Vote on This Bill
-
Share This Bill
More Share via Email
