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tsai3904
06-16-2015, 10:51 PM
House will debate and vote on H. Con. Res. 55.

Here is the text:


CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM IRAQ AND SYRIA.

Pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)), Congress directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria—

(1) by no later than the end of the period of 30 days beginning on the day on which this concurrent resolution is adopted; or

(2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove such United States Armed Forces before the end of that period, by no later than December 31, 2015, or such earlier date as the President determines that the Armed Forces can safely be removed.

https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres55/BILLS-114hconres55ih.xml

Vote will occur after 3:30 pm ET.
ClydeCoulter
06-17-2015, 02:48 PM
Looks like it's coming up after the medical device tax debate.
ZENemy
06-17-2015, 02:56 PM
Lets stand together and refuse to fund it.

http://nwtrcc.org/index.php
devil21
06-17-2015, 04:20 PM
The replay of debate is on CSPAN now. It failed 139-288.

Vote list here:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2015/h370
phill4paul
06-17-2015, 04:43 PM
Lets stand together and refuse to fund it.

http://nwtrcc.org/index.php

I stand with you. +rep.
ClydeCoulter
06-17-2015, 05:15 PM
The replay of debate is on CSPAN now. It failed 139-288.

Vote list here:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2015/h370

Amash Voted "Present"?
pcosmar
06-17-2015, 05:32 PM
Nice try,, Good idea.

Did anyone really expect it to pass?
ZENemy
06-17-2015, 07:03 PM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to phill4paul again.


Also, Phill4Paul, Is that really your REP bar? its out of control lol.
devil21
06-17-2015, 08:36 PM
Also, Phill4Paul, Is that really your REP bar? its out of control lol.

If you haven't been on RPF in a while, there have been changes to the sidebar settings. Go see the Site Announcements subforum for a thread on it.
Ronin Truth
06-18-2015, 04:45 AM
Well voting will sure settle a lot of crap.