3.0.0 433 2023-01-11T20:04:34Z 2023-01-11T20:04:34Z Senate S S 2007-01-30 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-01-30T21:50:20Z Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 110 787 HR 2007-03-20 Committee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2007-01-30 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-01-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1322, S1343-1344) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-02-01 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-02-05 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-02-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Americans in foreign countries Armed forces abroad Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil War Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Congressional veto Constitutional amendments Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Development credit institutions Diplomacy Diplomats Economic assistance Economic development Economics and Public Finance Energy Ethnic relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign leaders Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Human rights Insurgency International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Job creation Labor and Employment Law Legislative resolutions Middle East and North Africa Military bases Military occupation Military operations Military posture Military readiness Military training Military withdrawal Militia movements Minorities Peace Performance measurement Petroleum Petroleum industry Police Political parties Public corruption Religion Religious liberty South Asia Strategic planning Terrorism Treaties War War relief Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-01-30 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-15T20:34:46Z Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 - States that: (1) U.S. Armed Forces levels in Iraq after the date of enactment of this Act shall not exceed January 10, 2007, levels without specific statutory authority enacted by Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) except as otherwise provided, the phased redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces from Iraq shall begin by May 1, 2007.

Authorizes the President to temporarily suspend such redeployment upon certification to Congress that: (1) such action is in the U.S. national interest; and (2) the government of Iraq is taking specified actions. Resumes redeployment if Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving such suspension or suspension renewal.

Authorizes, upon certification by the President to Congress, post-deployment retention of certain forces in Iraq to: (1) protect U.S. personnel and facilities; (2) conduct targeted counter-terrorism operations; (3) provide training for Iraqi security forces; and (4) conduct Office of Defense Attache functions. Terminates retention if Congress enacts a joint resolution disapproving such retention.

Reaffirms provisions prohibiting the establishment of bases or installations providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. forces in Iraq.

States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) implement a plan to intensify training of Iraqi security forces; and (2) undertake diplomatic initiatives to restore peace in Iraq and prevent a regional conflict.

Conditions continued economic assistance (with exceptions for humanitarian, employment, and security assistance) to the government of Iraq after May 1, 2007, upon the President certifying to Congress that the government of Iraq is taking specified actions with respect to economic improvements and reducing sectarian violence.

]]> Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to state United States policy for Iraq, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007 Popular Titles Iraq War Policy bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2007-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s433is/xml/BILLS-110s433is.xml 2007-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.