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HR 651 112th Congress House

United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011

Official title: To require the President to seek to negotiate and enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Introduced: February 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 10, 2011
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 Latest action February 10, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011 - Directs the President to seek to enter into a bilateral status of forces agreement with the government of Afghanistan which shall: (1) prohibit the permanent basing or military presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan; (2) provide, no later than one year after the date on which such agreement is entered into, for the complete redeployment from Afghanistan of the U.S. Armed Forces and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian employees and contractors; and (3) establish that the temporary presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan is at the request of the government of Afghanistan.

Authorizes such agreement to provide for specific activities or missions of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should submit such agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification as a treaty or alternatively the President should request statutory authorization for such agreement by Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 22
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2011
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 5, 2011
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 5, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Apr 1, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 1, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 1, 2011
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 1, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Mar 31, 2011
WATT, MELVIN
· Mar 31, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 30, 2011
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 30, 2011
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 30, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 11, 2011
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 11, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 11, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Mar 11, 2011
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 11, 2011
FRANK, BARNEY
· Mar 10, 2011
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 10, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 10, 2011
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 10, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 10, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 10, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Mar 8, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Feb 16, 2011
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 15, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2011
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 15, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Feb 10, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 10, 2011
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 10, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 651: United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-651/
MLA
"H.R. 651: United States-Afghanistan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-651/.
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H.R. 651, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-651/.
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