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H.R. 200: Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

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H.R. 200: Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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

Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

Plain summary

Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act - States that it is the policy of the United States to ensure that funds made available for operations of the Armed Forces in Afghanistan are to be used only for providing for the safe and orderly withdrawal of all U.S. military personnel and Department of Defense (DOD) contractor personnel in Afghanistan. Allows such funds to be obligated and expended only for such purpose.

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Official text

Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Judy Chu (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

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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-cong113-hr200 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113