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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the President's $87 billion supplemental appropriation request for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.

Introduced: October 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Oct 8, 2003
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the enactment of the President's $87 billion supplemental appropriations request for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq should be done by means of a bifurcated vote of Congress subject to specified conditions, including that: (1) Congress conduct separate votes on funding for the support of U.S. military functions and funding for the reconstruction of Iraq; (2) the United Nations Security Council approve a resolution addressing allied burden-sharing; (3) public hearings are held on evidence concerning the existence in Iraq of weapons of mass destruction; (4) reports are prepared concerning the intelligence relied upon prior to taking action in Iraq; and (5) an exit plan is prepared for the return home of members of the U.S. armed forces and the oversight necessary to maintain a stable government in Iraq.

What's happening now October 8, 2003

Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 296: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the President's $87 billion supplemental appropriation request for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-296/
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"H. Con. Res. 296: Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the President's $87 billion supplemental appropriation request for the occupation and reconstruction of Iraq.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-296/.
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H. Con. Res. 296, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-296/.
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