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Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement.

Introduced: October 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. government should submit to the government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement which should: (1) address the sovereign rights of Iraq, underlining that the United States is not an occupying power; (2) address the legal status of U.S. personnel in Iraq; and (3) establish coordinative mechanisms with respect to investigations and operations involving U.S. and Iraqi forces, including civilian police forces.

What's happening now October 10, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 18, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-231/
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"H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-231/.
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H. Con. Res. 231, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-231/.
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[H. Con. Res. 231: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the United States should submit to the Government of Iraq a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-231/)
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