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A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.

Introduced: January 9, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1587-1588)
Jan 9, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 9, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the U.S. government from obligating or expending funds to increase the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq above the number for such forces which existed as of January 9, 2007, without a specific congressional authorization for such increase.

What's happening now February 6, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1587-1588)

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • S 287 Identical bill A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existi…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 2007
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 9, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 233: A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-233/
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"S. 233: A bill to prohibit the use of funds for an escalation of United States military forces in Iraq above the numbers existing as of January 9, 2007.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-233/.
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S. 233, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-233/.
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