[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 18 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 18

                   To redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2007

Mr. Murtha (for himself, Mr. Wu, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Waters, 
Mr. Doyle, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. 
     Doggett, Mr. Holt, Mr. Olver, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Blumenauer, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
 Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Farr, Mr. Thompson of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Markey, Mr. Allen, Mr. Michaud, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   McDermott, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clay, Ms. Watson, Mr. Rothman, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Honda, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Ms. 
  Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
   Payne, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. George Miller of 
California, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
 Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rush, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
 Clyburn, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
 Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
 Cummings, Mr. Baca, Ms. Solis, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Stark, Mr. Delahunt, 
 Mr. Fattah, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
 of Texas, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Grijalva, 
Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ms. Carson, Mr. Bishop of New 
York, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following 
   joint resolution; which was 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

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
                   To redeploy U.S. forces from Iraq.

Whereas Congress and the American people have not been shown clear, measurable 
        progress toward establishment of stable and improving security in Iraq 
        or of a stable and improving economy in Iraq, both of which are 
        essential to ``promote the emergence of a democratic government'';
Whereas additional stabilization in Iraq by U.S. military forces cannot be 
        achieved without the deployment of hundreds of thousands of additional 
        U.S. troops, which in turn cannot be achieved without a military draft;
Whereas more than $471 billion has been appropriated by the United States 
        Congress to prosecute U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan;
Whereas, as of the drafting of this resolution, 3,026 U.S. troops have been 
        killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom;
Whereas U.S. forces have become the target of the insurgency;
Whereas, according to recent polls, over 91 percent of Sunni Iraqis and 74 
        percent of Shiite Iraqis want the U.S. forces out of Iraq;
Whereas polls also indicate that 61 percent of the Iraqi people feel that the 
        attacks on U.S. forces are justified; and
Whereas, due to the foregoing, Congress finds it evident that continuing U.S. 
        military action in Iraq is not in the best interests of the United 
        States of America, the people of Iraq, or the Persian Gulf Region, which 
        were cited in Public Law 107-243 as justification for undertaking such 
        action: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,
  That:
    Section 1. The deployment of United States forces in Iraq, by 
direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are 
to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date.
    Sec. 2. A quick-reaction U.S. force and an over-the-horizon 
presence of U.S. Marines shall be deployed in the region.
    Sec. 3. The United States of America shall pursue security and 
stability in Iraq through diplomacy.
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