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HRES 706 110th Congress House

Honoring all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledging to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person,…

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Official title: Honoring all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledging to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 2, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 2, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the service of General John Batiste, General Paul Eaton, Army specialist Buddhika Jayamaha, Sergeant Wesley D. Smith, Sergeant Jeremy Roebuck, Sergeant Edward Sandmeier, as well as other members of the Armed Forces serving in good standing in the defense of the United States, and honors the personal sacrifices made by these men and their families, and other members and their families.

Recognizes the service and mourns the loss of Sergeant Omar Mora, Staff Sergeant Yance T. Gray, and the 3,784 members who have died in Iraq as of September 27, 2007, and extends sympathies to their families.

Recognizes the service and sacrifice of Staff Sergeant Jeremy A. Murphy and the more than 24,000 members wounded in Iraq.

Rejects commentator Rush Limbaugh's opinion that any of the individuals listed above are "phony soldiers."

Condemns the personal attacks made by Rush Limbaugh impugning the integrity and professionalism of any members.

Honors all members and civilian personnel serving in harm's way, and their families.

Pledges to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person, regardless of his or her position on the war.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 2, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 706: Honoring all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledging to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-706/
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"H. Res. 706: Honoring all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledging to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-706/.
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H. Res. 706, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-706/.
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[H. Res. 706: Honoring all members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledging to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-706/)
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