US Congress House Bill 1473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of: deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations; awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger. The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-03-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1473/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1473/BILLS-115hr1473ih.pdf