3.0.0 3863 2023-01-11T20:23:52Z 2023-01-11T20:23:52Z House H HR 2007-10-17 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-17T14:00:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-17T14:00:05Z 2007-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-10-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 N Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Armed forces abroad Bahrain Conferences Defense budgets Diplomacy Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) International Affairs International cooperation Iran Iraq Iraq compilation Kuwait Middle East and North Africa Military occupation Military operations Military readiness Military withdrawal Qatar Saudi Arabia South Asia Syria Terrorism United Arab Emirates Violence Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-10-17 Introduced in House 2008-05-02T15:17:29Z Enhancing America's Security through Strategic Redeployment from Iraq Act - Sets forth the following findings: (1) ending the war in Iraq is necessary, however, how the war is ended is of even greater importance for U.S. national security, the safety U.S. Armed Forces members serving in Iraq, and stability in both Iraq and the Middle East; (2) an open-ended U.S. involvement in Iraq is not in the interest of U.S. national security and U.S. military forces must be redeployed or risk becoming severely overstrained; and (3) redeployment from Iraq will be a lengthy process.

Declares that: (1) it is critical that a comprehensive security plan is developed for Iraq and the region that accepts the necessity for a deliberate U.S. redeployment of forces from Iraq; (2) a planned end to U.S. involvement in Iraq will serve to force Iraqi leaders to assume responsibility for security and governance while providing Iran and Syria the incentive to prevent violence otherwise caused by the U.S. redeployment; and (3) a "goal" for the redeployment's end rather than a "date certain" end is a necessary compromise to ensure a strategic approach for U.S. security and to create to a greater level of post-redeployment Iraqi stability.

States that: (1) with specified exceptions, redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq shall begin within three months, and that within six months troop levels shall be at least 15,000 below the pre-surge level of 130,000 troops; and (2) the goal is that all U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq shall be deployed outside of Iraq within 20 months.

States that funds for the Department of Defense (DOD) for Operation Iraqi Freedom may not be obligated or expended to support more than 115,000 U.S. Armed Forces members within Iraq, with a goal of no funding for troops in Iraq within 20 months.

States that the United States should take a leadership role in diplomatic efforts necessary for countries in the region, including Iran and Syria, to work together to ensure Iraq's long-term stability of Iraq.

]]> Enhancing America's Security through Strategic Redeployment from Iraq Act Official Title as Introduced To provide a strategic approach to the war in Iraq to enhance the national security interests of the United States both at home and abroad, while ensuring the safety of the United States Armed Forces and ensuring stability in Iraq and the Middle East. Introduced in House IH Display Title Enhancing America's Security through Strategic Redeployment from Iraq Act Short Titles as Introduced Enhancing America's Security through Strategic Redeployment from Iraq Act Introduced in House 2007-10-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3863ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3863ih.xml 2007-10-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.