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HJRES 73 109th Congress House

To redeploy U. S. Forces from Iraq.

Introduced: December 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Armed Forces and National SecurityArmed forces abroadCongressCongress and foreign policy
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Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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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 Latest action November 17, 2005

Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that: (1) the deployment of U.S. forces in Iraq, by direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date; (2) a quick-reaction U.S. force and an over-the-horizon presence of U.S. Marines shall be deployed in the region; and (3) the United States shall pursue security and stability in Iraq through diplomacy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 27
Meek, Kendrick
· Jul 11, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 9, 2006
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 15, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Dec 14, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 14, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 14, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Dec 14, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 14, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Dec 13, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Dec 13, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 8, 2005
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Dec 8, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Dec 8, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 7, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 18, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 73: To redeploy U. S. Forces from Iraq.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-73/
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