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H.R. 2929: To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

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H.R. 2929: To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-06-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-06-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 717 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2929 (2007-07-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Declares that it is the policy of the United States not to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; and (2) exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources. Prohibits any funds made available by any Act of Congress from being obligated or expended to: (1) establish any military installation or base for providing for the permanent stationing of U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq; or (2) exercise U.S. economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

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Official text

To limit the use of funds to establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq or to exercise United States economic control of the oil resources of Iraq.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 77 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and 17 more.

Recorded votes

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Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2929 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110