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HRES 97 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Armed forces abroad Auditing Congress Congress and military policy Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Defense budgets Defense contracts Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Inspectors general International Affairs

Providing for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability.

Introduced: January 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1381-1382)
Mar 21, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E606)
Mar 20, 2007
Committee Hearings Held.
Jan 24, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jan 24, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires: (1) the Department of Defense Inspector General and the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to report quarterly to Congress respecting the expenditures of military and reconstruction funds in Iraq, including efforts to obtain assistance from other countries and an assessment of future funding needs; (2) the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an audit if either Inspector General fails to submit such report; and (3) the imposition of sanctions against contractors who have engaged in profiteering or fraud.

States that: (1) Congress should create a Truman Committee to conduct an ongoing study and investigation of Operation Iraqi Freedom contracts; (2) funding requests for Operation Iraqi Freedom beginning with FY2008 must come through the regular appropriations process and not through emergency supplementals; and (3) the Administration should condition further American financial, military, and political resources upon improvement in Iraqi assumption of principal responsibility for internally policing Iraq.

What's happening now June 22, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1381-1382)

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