3.0.0 1473 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z 2023-01-11T13:35:40Z House HR 2017-03-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LEE:H.R. 1473.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H2020]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-03-09T15:07:50Z 2017-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-03-09 True C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2017-03-09 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2017-03-09 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-03-09 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2017-03-09 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-03-09 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2017-03-09 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2017-03-09 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2017-03-09 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2017-03-09 True D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2017-03-09 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2017-03-09 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-03-09 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-03-09 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-03-09 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2017-03-09 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-03-10 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-03-10 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-03-10 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-03-10 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-03-21 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2017-03-21 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2017-03-21 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-03-21 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2017-03-21 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-03-22 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-03-22 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-03-22 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-04-03 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2017-04-03 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2017-04-28 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-05-03 False B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2017-05-03 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2018-05-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Middle East Military operations and strategy Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Syria Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-09 Introduced in House 2017-07-08T15:35:53Z Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of:

  • deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations;
  • awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or
  • otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger.

The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.

]]> Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act Display Title Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Syria for purposes of engaging in ground combat operations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act Introduced in House 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1473ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1473ih.xml 2017-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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.