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HCONRES 197 109th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Iraq Iraq compilation Middle East and North Africa Military agreements Military bases

Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.

Introduced: June 30, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 30, 2005
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Declares that it is U.S. policy not to enter into any base agreement with the government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent U.S. military presence in Iraq.

What's happening now June 30, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 23 Independent 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2006
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 4, 2006
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 8, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 1, 2006
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 6, 2005
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 15, 2005
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 4, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 25, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 7, 2005
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 12, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 12, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2005
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 30, 2005
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 30, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 30, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 30, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 30, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 30, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 197: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-197/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 197: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-197/.
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H. Con. Res. 197, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-197/.
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[H. Con. Res. 197: Declaring that it is the policy of the United States not to enter into any base agreement with the Government of Iraq that would lead to a permanent United States military presence in Iraq.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-197/)
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