3.0.0 5626 2021-06-07T20:01:50Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2008-03-13 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-03-13T14:31:45Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-03-13T14:31:40Z 2008-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2008-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2008-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 N D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-03-13 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-04-09 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-04-09 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-09 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2008-04-14 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-04-14 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-04-17 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2008-04-17 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2008-05-05 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-05-12 False H000213 Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] JANE HARMAN D CA 36 2008-05-15 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-05-21 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-06-05 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2008-08-01 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2008-08-01 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2008-09-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Advice and consent of the Senate Armed forces abroad Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional-executive relations Crime and Law Enforcement Diplomacy Europe Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International military forces Iran Iraq Jordan Law Legislation Middle East and North Africa Military agreements Military bases Military occupation Military operations President and foreign policy Privileges and immunities Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Nations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in House 2008-03-18T17:17:23Z Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 - Prohibits funds from being used to: (1) establish or maintain any permanent or long-term U.S. military base or facility in Iraq; or (2) implement any agreement that is consistent with U.S. security commitments to Iraq under the Declaration of Principles or any agreement that provides "authority to fight" for U.S. Armed Forces engaged in combat operations other than for self-defense purposes, unless the agreement is an Article II treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification or the agreement is approved by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) long-term U.S.-Iraq relations should be determined by the U.S. Administration taking office on January 20, 2009; (2) in determining its policy toward Iraq such Administration should consult with Congress, the government of Iraq, Coalition partners, and Iraq's neighbors; and (3) to maintain international legal authority as well as immunity from Iraqi prosecution for U.S. Armed Forces and other Coalition forces operating in Iraq while such Administration determines policy toward Iraq the current U.S. Administration should encourage the government of Iraq to request renewal of the U.N. mandate for Iraq beyond December 31, 2008.

]]> Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 Display Title Protect Our Troops and Our Constitution Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To reassert the constitutional role of Congress in making long-term security commitments, to defer significant long-term security commitments to Iraq to the next Administration and Congress, and to maintain international legal authority and immunity for United States Armed Forces in Iraq by promoting the extension of the United Nations mandate. Introduced in House 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5626ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5626ih.xml 2008-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.