Dear Community:



It’s time for our elected representatives to re-claim their power.Please contact your House and Senate representatives, and the House Committee on International Relations, to pass H. R. 5875 and H.Con.Res.450. Please do everything you can to get media attention on this, and urge everyone you know to apply public pressure to get these resolutions passed. If these prospective Bills die in committee, the possibility for peace in the Middle East, and any inheritable future will also die.


These are the most important steps we can to take to secure honest homeland security for every nation. Your strong voice, CAN affect the outcome.




THANK YOU!



Colleen Fernald

CA 6th District

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NOTE: THOMPSON AND PELOSI HAVE NOT SIGNED ON TO EITHER RESOLUTION. WOOLSEY IS THE AUTHOR OF H.R.5875, AND CO-SPONSOR OF H. CON. RES. 450; FOR THAT SHE DESERVES A MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE FROM US.



H.R.5875
Title: To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243).
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced
7/25/2006) Cosponsors (22)
Latest Major Action:
7/25/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations https://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/



Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006 (Introduced in House)

HR 5875 IH

109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5875
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243).

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2006
Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. LEE, Ms. WATERS, Mr. OWENS, Ms. WATSON, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, Ms. CARSON, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WU, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. KUCINICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations


A BILL
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) On May 1, 2003, under a banner displaying the words `Mission Accomplished,' President George W. Bush stated: `Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.'. At this point, the occupation of Iraq began.

(2) The civilian leadership at the Department of Defense has failed to adequately support United States Armed Forces in Iraq, which were not trained to carry out an occupation and did not receive the proper equipment to achieve their stated mission.

(3) The occupation of Iraq has made the United States economically and militarily weaker, has made the United States less safe because it has enhanced the recruitment of terrorists, and has diminished America's role in the world.

(4) Iraq is embroiled in a civil war characterized by daily occurrences of retaliation and revenge, fueled by the occupation of Iraq by United States Armed Forces.

(5) The civil war in Iraq was predicted by United States military commanders before the 2003 occupation of Iraq.

(6) The United States has pursued military action rather than diplomatic alternatives in Iraq, and has reduced reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

(7) General George Casey, the top United States military commander in Iraq, has proposed a plan for the redeployment from Iraq of a substantial portion of United States Armed Forces and briefed the President accordingly.

(8) On May 13, 2003, the President stated, `We will stay as long as necessary to make sure that the Iraqi people have a government of, by and for the Iraqi people. And then we'll come home.'.

(9) On December 15, 2005, the Iraqi people participated in elections to directly elect a full-term government. The Prime Minister of Iraq and other high-ranking Iraqi Government officials, as well as leaders from the Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish communities in Iraq, have since called for a timetable for the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

On the basis of the findings specified in section 2, Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to end the occupation of Iraq.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PUBLIC LAW 107-243.

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.



COSPONSORS(22), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)


Rep Carson, Julia [IN-7] - 7/25/2006
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 7/28/2006
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 7/25/2006
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 7/25/2006
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/25/2006
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 7/25/2006
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 7/25/2006
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 7/25/2006
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] - 7/25/2006
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 7/25/2006
Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. [GA-4] - 7/25/2006
Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 7/25/2006
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/25/2006
Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 7/27/2006
Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 7/25/2006
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] - 7/25/2006
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 7/28/2006
Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 7/25/2006
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 7/25/2006
Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 7/25/2006
Rep Watson, Diane E. [CA-33] - 7/25/2006
Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 7/25/2006




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H.CON.RES.450
Title: Calling upon the President to appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the
Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence and to commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions.
Sponsor: Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [OH-10] (introduced
7/19/2006) Cosponsors (33)
Latest Major Action:
7/19/2006 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 450
Calling upon the President to appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence and to commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 19, 2006
Mr. KUCINICH (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. LEE, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. STARK, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. RUSH, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. SOLIS, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations


CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Calling upon the President to appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence and to commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress--

(1) calls upon the President to--

(A) appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence;

(B) commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions; and

(C) send a high-level diplomatic mission to the region to facilitate such multi-party negotiations;

(2) urges such multi-party negotiations to begin as soon as possible, including delegations from the governments of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt; and

(3) supports an international peacekeeping mission to southern Lebanon to prevent cross-border skirmishes during such multi-party negotiations.


Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 7/19/2006
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] - 7/19/2006
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 7/28/2006
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] - 7/19/2006
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 7/19/2006
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7] - 7/19/2006
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] - 7/25/2006
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] - 7/28/2006
Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 7/19/2006
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 7/19/2006
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 7/19/2006
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-15] - 7/19/2006
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 7/25/2006
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 7/19/2006
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] - 7/19/2006
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 7/19/2006
Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 7/19/2006
Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 7/19/2006
Rep McKinney, Cynthia A. [GA-4] - 7/27/2006
Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 7/19/2006
Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 7/25/2006
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 7/26/2006
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/19/2006
Rep Owens, Major R. [NY-11] - 7/25/2006
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 7/25/2006
Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 7/19/2006
Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] - 7/19/2006
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 7/19/2006
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 7/19/2006
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 7/19/2006
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 7/28/2006
Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 7/19/2006
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 7/19/2006