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S 2340 110th Congress Senate

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008

Official title: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2007 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Nov 16, 2007
Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 53. Record Vote Number: 410. (consideration: CR S14590-14591; text: CR S14590-14591)
Nov 16, 2007
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S14578-14591)
Nov 15, 2007
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Nov 15, 2007
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S14445; text: CR S14445)
Nov 15, 2007
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S14445)
Nov 14, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.
Nov 13, 2007
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14295-14298)
Nov 13, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 16, 2007

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 53. Record Vote Number: 410. (consideration: CR S14590-14591; text: CR S14590-14591)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008 for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance; (3) the Iraq Freedom Fund; (4) the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund; (5) the Iraq Security Forces Fund; (6) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (7) procurement; (8) Defense Working Capital Funds; (9) the Defense Health Program; and (10) defense drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of funds appropriated in this Act.

Makes funds available to fund the Commander's Emergency Response (urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction assistance in Iraq and Afghanistan).

Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress a comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures for progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4156 Related bill Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2340: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2340/
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"S. 2340: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2340/.
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