About the bill
Like John Lennon, this bill’s sponsors say, “Give peace(building) a chance.”
Context
California Democratic Rep. Barabra Lee’s biggest claim to fame was casting the lone House vote three days after 9/11 against the Authorization for Use of Military Force against Afghanistan, the country which harbored the Al Qaeda terrorist leaders who masterminded the terrorist attacks.
“I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States,” Rep. Lee said on the House floor at the time. “As a member of the clergy [at a memorial service for victims of the attacks earlier that day] so eloquently said, ‘‘As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore.’’
Now, she’s introducing a proposal to steer the entire U.S. government in that …
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Feb 18, 2021
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30 Cosponsors (30 Democrats)
Position statements
History
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Feb 25, 2013
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 808 (113th). |
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Feb 26, 2015
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1111 (114th). |
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Feb 16, 2017
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This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1111 (115th). |
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Feb 8, 2019
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Feb 18, 2021
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H.R. 1111 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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