H.R. 2757: Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: 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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Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011

Plain summary

Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011 - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to withdraw all U.S. Armed Forces and military contractors from Iraq by December 31, 2011. Prohibits any agreement between the United States and Iraq amending the timeline for such withdrawal in a manner obligating the United States to a security commitment to respond to internal or external threats against Iraq after such date from being in force with respect to the United States unless the agreement is in the form of a treaty requiring advice and consent of the Senate (or is intended to take that form in the case of an agreement under negotiation) or is specifically authorized by an Act of Congress enacted after enactment of this Act. Prohibits, except for protection of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, the use of funds to: (1) maintain U.S. Armed Forces or military contractors in Iraq after December 31, 2011; and (2) establish any military installation or base for the permanent stationing of such forces in Iraq. Prohibits the use of funds to exercise U.S. control over any oil resource of Iraq.

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Iraq Withdrawal Accountability Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 44 cosponsors

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Maxine Waters (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter Welch (D-VT)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2757.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2757 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112