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HRES 1205 110th Congress House

Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees…

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Official title: Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.

Introduced: June 3, 2008 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Conflicts and warsForeign aid and international reliefIraqMiddle EastRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 15, 2008
Introduced in House
May 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Latest action May 15, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the governments of the United States and Iraq to work together in easing the suffering of the refugees and internally displaced persons.

Suggests that the Iraqi Government significantly augment its contribution to efforts on behalf of this displaced population.

Requests that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki propose in his supplemental budgetary request to the Iraqi Parliament in June 2008 that $1 billion be dedicated to meeting the needs of this community.

Requests that the Iraqi Parliament accept this budgetary request.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 3, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 15, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1205: Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1205/
MLA
"H. Res. 1205: Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1205/.
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H. Res. 1205, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1205/.
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[H. Res. 1205: Noting that the Government of Iraq will likely enjoy $32 billion in surplus oil revenues in 2008 and requesting the Government of Iraq to dedicate $1 billion to address the needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-1205/)
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