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H.Res. 734: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq.

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H.Res. 734: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-10-12 · Congress · Latest: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 21 (Roll no. 969). (text: CR H11576-11577)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 969 (2007): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HRES734 (2007-10-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 395 - 21 (Roll no. 969). (text: CR H11576-11577) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) as Congress considers the President's request for over $150 billion more for the war in Iraq it is essential that Congress and the people of the United States know the extent of corruption in the Iraqi government and whether corruption is fueling the insurgency; (2) it was wrong to retroactively classify portions of the report titled "Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: U.S. Ministry Capacity Development Efforts Need an Overall Integrated Strategy to Guide Efforts and Manage Risk" which was released October 4, 2007, and other statements that do not meet the criteria for classification; (3) it is an abuse of the classification process to withhold from Congress and the people of the United States broad assessments of the extent of corruption in the Iraqi government; and (4) a directive that prohibits federal officials from providing Congress and the people of the United States with broad assessments which characterize the quality of Iraqi governance should be rescinded.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the withholding of information relating to corruption in Iraq.

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

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Sponsor: Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] · 12 cosponsors

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Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Record fed-us-cong110-hres734 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110