IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF

Addresses

1ID Colors Uncasing: Vincent K. Brooks, S627 [8FE]

Analyses

Joint Resolution on Iraq: Representative Kucinich (2002), H1948-H1950 [17MR]

Announcements

Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1081 [17FE], H1641 [9MR], H2312 [5AP], H4345 [21JN], H5531 [26JY], H7110 [26OC], H9906 [16DE]

Articles and editorials

CBO—Ending the Wars Could Save $1.4 Trillion, H4643 [6JY]

Conner High Grad Named Brig. General—Stephen Hogan Served at Pentagon, in Baghdad, S3101 [18MY]

Formal End, E2297 [16DE]

Is Bush's War Illegal?—Let Us Count the Ways, E559 [30MR]

Legacy of Mental Health Problems From Iraq and Afghanistan Wars Will Be Long-Lived, H4644 [6JY]

Peace-Building That Pays Off, S1470 [9MR]

Poll—1 in 3 Vets Sees Iraq, Afghan Wars as Wastes, H6858 [13OC]

Three Trillion Dollar War—The Cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Have Grown to Staggering Proportions, H1926 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (see S. Res. 349), S8775 [17DE]

———delay presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure continued payment of member's retired pay (see H.R. 3255), H7068 [25OC]

———design, produce, and present a Gold Medal of Remembrance to the children of members who die while serving on active duty in support of operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1926), H3302 [13MY]

———extend time period for submission of retroactive stop-loss special pay claims (see H.R. 573), H598 [9FE]

———leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 503), H10015 [20DE]

———prohibit funding to maintain U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors in Iraq after a certain date (see H.R. 2757), H5884 [1AU]

———provide members of Individual Ready Reserve who served in Afghanistan or Iraq with information on counseling to prevent suicide (see S. 579), S1676 [15MR] (see H.R. 1089), H1841 [15MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1935), H3342 [23MY]

———recognize performance, repeal authorization of use, and require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment relative to Iraq war (see H.R. 232), H134 [7JA]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2508 [14AP] (see H. Con. Res. 45), H2913 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: post on departmental website the cost to each taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya (see H.R. 3088), H6551 [4OC]

———report the long-term costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 974), H1664 [9MR]

———transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (see H.R. 3422), H7626 [15NO]

Dept. of State: provide for full consular services from the U.S. consulate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq (see H. Res. 483), H8125 [2DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. War Bonds to aid in funding operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 852), H1454 [1MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of certain veterans who serve in Iraq following the end of U.S. military combat operations for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 804), H1250 (see H.R. 804), H1361 [18FE]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (see S. 1798), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 3337), H7329 [3NO]

———extend period of time for presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict and Afghanistan and Iraq wars (see H.R. 2996), H6342 [21SE]

Foreign policy: call for an impartial and independent investigation into the massacre of Iranian opposition members in Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 332), H4575 [24JN]

———ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (see H. Res. 231), H2913 [15AP]

Immigration: adjust status for immediate family of Armed Forces members who served honorably in Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts (see S. 1109), S3427 [26MY] (see H.R. 2638), H5488 [25JY]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 109), H37 [5JA]

Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed or wounded by Iraqi missile attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see S. Res. 76), S871 [17FE] (see H. Res. 96), H1039 (see H. Res. 96), H1070 [16FE]

War: require new war funding be offset (see S. Res. 133), S2188 [6AP]

Letters

U.S. Institute of Peace accomplishments: David H. Petraeus, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, H1052 [16FE]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Mississippi killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3417 [26MY]

Remarks in House

Air Commando Association: tribute, E1755 [4OC]

Armed Forces: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, H3003 [4MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H4740 [7JY], H7011, H7015, H7018 [25OC], H7082 [26OC], H7152 [27OC], H7212 [2NO], H7587 [15NO], E422 [4MR]

———proclaim a National Day of Honor to celebrate members returning from deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq, H3688-H3690 [26MY], H4025 [3JN], H7018 [25OC]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad, H3603 [25MY], E1225 [5JY]

———repeal authorization of use of military force against Iraq, H8956 [14DE]

———tribute to Marines and Inspector-Instructor Staff of the Motor Transport Maintenance Co., E1107 [15JN]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq, H8993 [15DE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, H3311, H3312 [23MY], H6101 [13SE], H8977, H8978 [15DE], H9942 [19DE]

———tribute to members from California killed in military action in Iraq, E2283 [15DE]

———tribute to members from Texas killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, H4565-H4568 [24JN]

———tribute to members wounded in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, E2283 [15DE]

———tribute to Minnesota National Guard 34th Infantry Division, E966 [27MY]

———tribute to Navy Operational Support Center Sacramento, E1110 [15JN]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, H8909, H8913 [14DE], H8981, H8983, H8984, H8993 [15DE], H9800, H9909 [16DE], H9947, H10000 [20DE], E2255 [14DE], E2282 [15DE], E2285, E2289, E2297, E2303 [16DE]

Azerbaijan: tribute to support of war on terrorism, E1623 [14SE]

Bradley, Scott: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E2171 [2DE]

Clark, Wesley K.: support appointment as special envoy to Camp Ashraf, Iraq, E1498 [5AU]

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House): report on wartime contracting, E1761 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: Gulf War Illness Research Program funding through reductions in Pentagon Channel funding, H4598 [6JY], E1254 [7JY]

———overseas contingency operations funding, H9898 [16DE]

———prohibit funding to establish a permanent military base in either Iraq or Afghanistan, H3713 [26MY]

———require posting on a public website the cost to each U.S. taxpayer of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, H4745, H4746 [7JY]

———transfer certain military equipment returning from Iraq to Federal and State agencies (H.R. 3422), H7592 [15NO], H7638 [16NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify eligibility of certain veterans who serve in Iraq following the end of U.S. military combat operations for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 804), E542 [29MR]

———post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4104, H4105 [14JN]

Economy: impact of costs of war in Iraq, H414 [24JA], H4199 [15JN]

Foreign countries: decision to close Camp Ashraf, E2252 [14DE]

———report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain, H1365 [28FE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H7415 [14NO], H8350 [12DE]

———ensure that humanitarian protections are upheld for the residents of Camp Ashraf (H. Res. 231), E2218 [8DE]

Foster, Daniel: delay in receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, H7641 [16NO]

Goehring, Allen, Jr.: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E2170 [2DE]

House of Representatives: report on bipartisan delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Varna, Bulgaria, H3787 [31MY]

Houston, TX: tribute to Young Scholars Academy for Excellence students for yellow ribbons honoring troops returning from Iraq, H8981 [15DE]

Human rights: condemn attack on Iranian refugees, H2577 [12AP]

———report on congressional delegation trip relative to the killing of Iranian political dissidents at Camp Ashraf by Iraqi authorities, H4067 [13JN]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1969-H1973 [17MR]

Iran: condemn treatment of political refugees by Iranian Government and Iraqi authorities overseeing refugee camps, E38 [7JA], E85 [20JA]

Iraqi Security Forces Fund: funding, H875 [15FE]

Malik, Peter W.: Congressional Veteran Commendation for the 3d Congressional District of Texas recipient, E2168 [2DE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (H.R. 109), E2 [5JA]

National Guard: tribute to 2d Platoon, Co. B, 2d Battalion, 162d Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, E21 [6JA]

———Yellow Ribbon Program funding, H1310 [18FE]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H4322 [16JN]

Studer, Kerry M.: Bronze Star recipient, E1033 [2JN]

Taxation: create tax credits for employers who hire veterans returning from war and veterans with service-connected disabilities, H7082 [26OC], H7242, H7243 [2NO]

Veterans: need for veterans who served in Iraq to have medical care, mental health services, and nursing home care, H8956 [14DE]

War: domestic and international impact of military involvement in the Middle East and central Asia, H377 [20JA]

———history of classified documents that led to conflicts, H503 [26JA]

———recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H400 [24JA], H2272 [4AP], H2336 [6AP], H3922 [2JN], H4469 [23JN], H4861 [12JY], H5245 [20JY], H5949 [7SE], H5972 [8SE], H6348 [22SE]

War Powers Resolution: enforce, H4755 [8JY]

Winchester, VA: tribute to Corps of Engineers Middle East District, E1233 [6JY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close (S. Res. 349), S8759, S8760 [17DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, S5357-S5361 [7SE], S7165 [8NO]

———implement deadline for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, S5753 [20SE]

———repeal authorization of use of military force against Iraq, S7674, S7675 [17NO], S7957, S7968-S7970 [29NO]

———tribute to Hawaii National Guard 25th Infantry Division, Headquarters Element, S8726 [16DE]

———tribute to Kansas National Guard 1st Infantry Division, S626 [8FE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S2565, S2567 [2MY], S8373 [6DE]

———tribute to members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Con. Res. 13), S3365 [25MY]

———tribute to members from Arkansas killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S5708 [19SE]

———tribute to members from Mississippi killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S3417 [26MY]

———tribute to members serving and members killed in military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, S5185 [1AU]

———withdrawal of troops from Iraq, S8575 [14DE], S8773 [17DE]

Bush, George W.: evaluation of economic policies, S777 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: Commanders Energy Response Program funding, S8083 [1DE]

———require epidemiological study on health of military personnel exposed to burn pit emissions at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, S7965 [29NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, S7791 [18NO]

———establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure (S. 1798), S7364 [10NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S3742 [14JN]

———territorial conflict in the Kurdistan region, S7792 [18NO]

Persian Gulf Conflict: tribute to soldiers killed or wounded by Iraqi missile attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (S. Res. 76), S924 [17FE]

War: decisionmaking process prior to declaration of war, S3881 [16JN]

———recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S5324 [6SE], S5975 [26SE]

———require new war funding be offset (S. Res. 133), S2211 [6AP], S5513 [13SE]

Reports

Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11: Amy Belasco, Congressional Research Service (excerpt), H1926 [17MR]

Statements

Trip to Kurdistan: Ann Hampton, E1668 [20SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 13, tribute to Armed Forces for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S2546 [14AP]

S. Con. Res. 13, tribute to Armed Forces members for service in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3365 [25MY]

S. Res. 76, tribute to soldiers killed or wounded by Iraqi missile attack on Dhahran, Saudi Arabia during Persian Gulf Conflict, S919, S925 [17FE]

S. Res. 133, require new war funding be offset, S2210 [6AP]

S. Res. 349, commemorate and honor service and sacrifice of Armed Forces members and their families as combat mission in Iraq draws to a close, S8760, S8775 [17DE]