H.R.4959 - Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008

To provide for congressional consultation with respect to any long-term security, economic, or political agreement with the Government of Iraq and to ensure that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To provide for congressional consultation with respect to any long-term security, economic, or political agreement with the Government of Iraq and to ensure that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States. as introduced.
  • Short: Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008 as introduced.

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Rosa DeLauro

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1/15/2008--Introduced.Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and any other necessary representative of the executive branch of the U.S. government to begin consultations with the appropriate congressional committees and leade

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1/15/2008--Introduced.
Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and any other necessary representative of the executive branch of the U.S. government to begin consultations with the appropriate congressional committees and leadership on any potential long-term security, economic, or political agreement (agreement) with the government of Iraq. Expresses the sense of the Congress that:
(1) full Iraqi sovereignty is in the U.S. national interest; and
(2) any agreement that is not in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States does not have the force and effect of law. Prohibits obligating or expending funds for the implementation of any agreement with the government of Iraq unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II.


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01/23/08
Lawmakers Demand Input in Any US-Iraq Deal

The House measure ( HR 4959 ), by Rosa DeLauro , D-Conn., would require the administration to consult with Congress when it develops the agreement. ...

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01/16/08
Democrats Say Iraq Deals Need Nod From Hill

In the House, Rosa DeLauro , D-Conn., filed a similar measure ( HR 4959 ) on Jan. 15. “Our nation’s future presence in Iraq is one of the most important ...

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11/25/08
The Common Ills: US military announces the death of another solider

Congresswoman DeLauro earlier this year introduced the Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act to ensure congressional consultations and approval of the agreement (H.R. 4959) and joined Congressman Bill Delahunt (MA-10) in introducing the ...

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11/20/08
Foreign Affairs Committee background on the treaty « The Common Ills

introduced a similar bill, H.R. 4959): 8 “No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any department or agency of the United States may be used-- (1) to establish or maintain any permanent or long-term United States ...

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09/11/08
Secretive Iraq agreement includes no date for US withdrawal

[2] “HR 4959, “The Iraq Stretegic Agreement Review Act,” http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:HR4959:. [3] Cosponsors: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR04959:@@@P If you no longer wish to receive e-mail from us, ...

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