[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 321 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 321

Providing that the new permanent Council of Representatives of Iraq is 
  encouraged to debate and vote on whether or not a continued United 
 States military presence in Iraq is desired by the Government of Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2005

  Mr. Kucinich (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of 
  Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Grijalva, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
 Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, 
  Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. 
  Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Watson, and Ms. 
  Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Providing that the new permanent Council of Representatives of Iraq is 
  encouraged to debate and vote on whether or not a continued United 
 States military presence in Iraq is desired by the Government of Iraq.

Whereas December 15, 2005, marks the day that a permanent Council of 
        Representatives is elected in Iraq;
Whereas according to the Iraqi constitution, the federal government in Iraq has 
        exclusive power over foreign policy and negotiations and national 
        defense policy, and the Council of Representatives specifically has the 
        responsibility of creating new law and certifying treaties and 
        international agreements; and
Whereas a continued United States military presence in Iraq is a matter for the 
        elected government of Iraq, a sovereign nation, to decide: Now, 
        therefore, be it,
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
            (1) the new permanent Council of Representatives of Iraq is 
        encouraged to debate and vote on whether or not a continued 
        United States military presence in Iraq is desired by the 
        Government of Iraq; and
            (2) that such a debate and vote should be conducted in an 
        open and transparent manner, and should occur as soon as 
        practicable.
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