S. 2633 · 110th Congress
A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
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15 cosponsors · 14 D, 1 I
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Directs the President to transition the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to the following purposes: (1) conducting limited scope and duration operations against al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations; (2) providing security for U.S. infrastructure and personnel; (3) training and equipping Iraqi security services and U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 13, 2008
Directs the President to transition the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to the following purposes: (1) conducting limited scope and duration operations against al Qaeda and other international terrorist organizations; (2) providing security for U.S. infrastructure and personnel; (3) training and equipping Iraqi security services and U.S. forces; and (4) redeploying U.S. forces from Iraq. Exempts such activities from the funding and redeployment provisions of this Act.
Directs the President to begin the phased redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq.
Prohibits funds from being obligated or expended to continue the U.S. Armed Forces deployment in Iraq as of 120 days after the enactment of this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
Latest action (Feb 27, 2008): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S1258)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 13, 2008
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Latest vote · Senate · Feb 26, 2008
Ending debate (cloture) — Cloture Motion Agreed to. Vote details
Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid