Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Allow permanent bases in Iraq.
King (IA) amendment to remove a provision from the FY2007 defense appropriations bill that prohibits the establishment of permanent bases in Iraq.Council For A Livable World
Permanent bases in Iraq.
King (R-IA) amendment to delete bill language barring permanent U.S. bases in Iraq.National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Fiscal 2007 Defense Appropriations/Military Bases in Iraq.
This group advocated for a congressional declaration that the U.S. will not maintain permanent bases in Iraq. This measure
was included in both the House and Senate versions of the 2006 Supplemental Funding of the War in Iraq and Afghanistan, but was later stripped from the final bill in the conference
committee. It was then included in the FY 2007 Defense Appropriations bill. This group opposed an amendment in the House that sought to strip the provision from the bill, and the amendment failed.Peace Action
ALLOWING PERMANENT U.S. MILITARY BASES IN IRAQ.
Congress passed a measure to prevent the building of permanent US military bases in Iraq. This provision helps hold the Bush administration’s feet to the fire regarding its claims that the US has no plans for a permanent presence in Iraq. Amendment 1059 to House Resolution 5631 would have reversed this measure and restored the US ability to create permanent military bases in Iraq. Rep. Pete King (R-NY) sponsored this amendment. Failed.PeaceMajority.org
Fund Permanent Bases In Iraq.
H.AMDT.1059 to H.R.5631. Amendment sought to strike section 9012 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used by the Government of the United States to enter into a basing rights agreement between the United States and Iraq. Sponsor: Rep King, Steve [IA-5]. The amendment failed.