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S 186 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Military operations and strategy

Safe and Responsible Redeployment of United States Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jan 25, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe and Responsible Redeployment of United States Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011 - States that is U.S. policy to begin the phased redeployment of U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by July 1, 2011.

Requires the President to submit a plan to Congress, by July 31, 2011, for the phased redeployment of U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan, including a completion date for such redeployment.

What's happening now January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 8, 2011
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 17, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 2, 2011
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 186: Safe and Responsible Redeployment of United States Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-186/
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"S. 186: Safe and Responsible Redeployment of United States Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-186/.
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S. 186, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-186/.
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