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Tom Barrett (R-MI)

Cold War Military Force Repeal Act

H.R. 8436 · House bill International Affairs

A Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Cold War Military Force Repeal Act," aims to repeal a specific previous joint resolution. The target of this repeal is the joint resolution entitled "A joint resolution to promote peace and stability in the Middle East." This resolution is currently identified as Public Law 85-7 and is found at 22 U.S.C. 1961 et seq. The bill was introduced by Mr. Barrett and Mr. Golden of Maine.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Does this reduce what is spent on the military?

    The bill repeals a previous resolution regarding military force in the Middle East.

  • Scored +1

    Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?

    The repeal of a military force authorization may shift the focus toward diplomatic rather than military engagement in the Middle East.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.