S. 470 — 110th Congress

A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq.

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Jan 31, 2007 · International Affairs

Sponsor

Carl Levin

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Latest action

Feb 5, 2007

Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed was not invoked [Record Vote Number 44] entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1566-1567)

CRS summary

As of Jan 31, 2007

Introduced in Senate

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Senate disagrees with the plan to augment our forces in Iraq by 21,500 and urges the President to consider all options for achieving the strategic goals set forth below; (2) the Senate believes the United States should continue operations in Anbar province, specifically for the purpose of combating an insurgency, including Al Qaeda associated elements, and denying terrorists a safe haven; (3) the Senate believes a failed state in Iraq would present a threat to regional and world peace, and the long-term U.S. security interests are best served by an Iraq that can govern and defend itself and serve as an ally in the war against extremists; (4) Congress should not take any action that will endanger U.S. military forces in the field, including the elimination or reduction of funds for such troops; (5) the primary objective of U.S. strategy in Iraq should be to encourage Iraqi leaders to make political compromises that will strengthen the unity government and lead to security improvements; (6) the military part of this strategy should focus on maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity, denying international terrorists a safe haven, conducting counterterrorism operations, promoting regional stability, supporting Iraqi efforts to bring greater security to Baghdad, and training and equipping Iraqi forces; (7) U.S. military operations should, as much as possible, be confined to these goals and should charge the Iraqi military with the primary mission of combating sectarian violence; (8) the military Rules of Engagement for this plan should reflect this delineation of responsibilities and the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should clarify the command and control arrangements in Baghdad; (9) the U.S. government should transfer necessary military equipment to the Iraqi military; (10) the U.S. government should engage selected nations in the Middle East to develop a regional, internationally sponsored peace-and-reconciliation process for Iraq; (11) the Administration should provide regular updates to Congress; and (12) our overall military, diplomatic, and economic strategy should not be regarded as open-ended but rather as a new strategy conditioned upon the Iraqi government's meeting delineated benchmarks agreed to by the Iraqi Prime Minister.

Amends the United States Policy in Iraq Act to require the President to report monthly to Congress respecting specified aspects of U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq until U.S. combat troops are redeployed from Iraq.

Congressional Research Service, via api.congress.gov (public domain)

Roll-call votes

1 on record

Feb 5, 2007 · On the Cloture Motion

Full roll call

Cloture Motion Rejected (49–47)

47 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea49: 25 D · 1 I · 1 R

MemberPartyState
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
WEBB, James H.VA
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWI
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWV
DODD, Christopher JohnCT
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCO
DORGAN, Byron LeslieND
OBAMA, BarackIL
COLEMAN, NormMN
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNY
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
BAYH, EvanIN
KERRY, John ForbesMA
KENNEDY, Edward MooreMA
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertAR
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
CONRAD, KentND
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DE
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME

Nay47: 22 R · 1 D

MemberPartyState
VOINOVICH, George VictorOH
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
STEVENS, Theodore FultonAK
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNM
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKY
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKS
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
ENSIGN, John EricNV
HAGEL, Charles TimothyNE
GREGG, Judd AlanNH
SPECTER, ArlenPA
CRAIG, Larry EdwinID
THOMAS, Craig LyleWY
BOND, Christopher SamuelMO
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
ALLARD, A. WayneCO
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
SMITH, Gordon HaroldOR
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNC
DeMINT, James W.SC
LOTT, Chester TrentMS
BENNETT, Robert FosterUT
WARNER, John WilliamVA
SUNUNU, John E.NH
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting4: 2 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R.FL
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
John McCainRepublicanAZ

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