A joint resolution to specify an expiration date for the authorization of use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain military operations and activities.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2217)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 17, 2007

States that the authority conveyed by the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107-243) shall expire on December 31, 2007, unless otherwise provided in another enacted Joint Resolution.

Permits the post-December 31, 2007, presence of U.S. Armed Forces personnel in Iraq for: (1) training, equipping, and advising Iraqi security and police forces; (2) U.S. military and civilian force protection; (3) support of Iraqi security forces for border protection; (4) targeted counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda and foreign fighters within Iraq; and (5) related logistical support.

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Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D–CA

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Feb 17, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2217)
Feb 17, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2216-2217)
Feb 17, 2007
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.J.Res.3, 110th Congress: A joint resolution to specify an expiration date for the authorization of use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain military operations and activities.

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Discuss S.J.Res.3, 110th Congress: A joint resolution to specify an expiration date for the authorization of use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain military operations and activities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/3

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Discuss S.J.Res.3, 110th Congress: A joint resolution to specify an expiration date for the authorization of use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain military operations and activities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/3

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-02-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/sjres3/BILLS-110sjres3is.htm

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Discuss S.J.Res.3, 110th Congress: A joint resolution to specify an expiration date for the authorization of use of military force under the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 and to authorize the continuing presence of United States forces in Iraq after that date for certain military operations and activities.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/3

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2007-02-17.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/sjres3/BILLS-110sjres3is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:24:52Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.J.Res.3 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.