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Legislative history, Congressional Record
Iraq WMD war: Timeline, video/audio/print: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005-2006, 2007
Iraq vote, wmd war (2003):
U.S. Congress debates, votes, law
by Charles Judson Harwood Jr.
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• White House draft resolution (the “blank check”), Alberto R. Gonzales (Counsel to the President), Nicholas E. Calio (Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs), “Draft Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of U.S. Armed Forces Against Iraq,” 148 Congressional Record S8897-S8899 {pf} {17kb.txt, 64kb.pdf} (U.S. Congress 107-2, daily edition 148:119, September 19 2002) {SuDoc: X/A.107/2:148/119}.
• House Joint Resolution, H.J. Res. 110, “To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq” (U.S. Congress 107-2, introduced September 23 2002).
• Senate Joint Resolution, S.J. Res. 45, “A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq” (U.S. Congress 107-2, introduced September 26 2002).
• House Joint Resolution, H.J. Res. 114, “To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq” (U.S. Congress 107-2, introduced October 2 2002).
• Senate Joint Resolution, S.J. Res. 46, “A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq” (U.S. Congress 107-2, introduced October 2 2002).
citations
• George W. Bush (U.S. President, Jan. 20 2001-2009 Jan. 20), “President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat” {pf} (Address to the Nation, Grand Rotundam, Cincinnati Museum Center, Union Terminal, Cincinnati Ohio, October 7 2002, 8:02-8:31 p.m.), video {29:01}, audio {29:24}, retitled, “Address to the Nation on Iraq from Cincinnati, Ohio,” 38:41 WCPD 1716-1720 {22kb.txt, 43kb.pdf} {SuDoc: AE 2.109:38/41}, reprinted, 2002 PPPUS 1751-1757 (book 2) {23kb.txt, 57kb.pdf, ucsb} {SuDoc: AE 2.114:2002/BK.2}.
• George W. Bush (U.S. President, Jan. 20 2001-2009 Jan. 20), “President Signs Iraq Resolution” {pf} (White House, East Room, October 16 2002, 11:17-11:30 a.m.), video {14:28}, audio {13:32}, retitled, “Remarks on Signing the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002,” 38:42 WCPD 1777-1779 {10kb.txt, 44kb.pdf} {SuDoc: AE 2.109:38/42}, reprinted, 2002 PPPUS 1812-1814 (book 2) {23kb.txt, 54kb.pdf, ucsb} {SuDoc: AE 2.114:2002/BK.2}.
• George W. Bush, “Statement by the President” {pf} (written “signing statement” dated White House, October 16 2002), retitled, “Statement on Signing the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002,” 38:42 WCPD 1779 {4kb.txt, 37kb.pdf} {SuDoc: AE 2.109:38/42}, reprinted, 2002 PPPUS 1814-1815 (book 2) {4kb.txt, 34kb.pdf, ucsb} {SuDoc: AE 2.114:2002/BK.2}, not mentioned by George W. Bush in his remarks (claiming legal authority, without consent of Congress, to order the U.S. military, CIA, paramilitary, and private contractors, “to use force to deter ... threats to U.S. interests”), concerning H.J. Res. 114 (U.S. Congress 107-2), becoming:—
• Pub. L. — Public and Private Laws {purl, purl} (online and “slip laws,” printed individually, as they are adopted) (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office) {SuDoc: AE 2.110:, GPOcat, OCLC: 44759033, uc, WorldCat}.
• Stat. — United States Statutes at Large {purl} (annual compilation, chronologically, of all laws and resolutions, adopted that session of Congress) (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office) {SuDoc: AE 2.111:, GPOcat, paper, DL, ISSN: 0083-3401, LCCN: 07035353, OCLC: 1768474, uc, WorldCat}.
• U.S.C. — United States Code {purl} (the laws in force, arranged by subject) (U.S. Congress, House, Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. Government Printing Office) {SuDoc: Y 1.2/5:, LCCN: 2001387925 (2000 edition), GPOcat, paper, DL, OCLC: 2368380, WorldCat}. Current version: House, Cornell.
• Cong. Rec. — Congressional Record {purl} (daily edition) (annual pagination in 4 sections: S:Senate, H:House, E:Extension of Remarks, D:Daily Digest) (U.S. Government Printing Office) {SuDoc: X/A, GPOcat, paper, microfiche, ISSN: 0363-7239, LCCN: 80646573, OCLC: 02437919, WorldCat}.
• Cong. Rec. — Congressional Record (permanent edition) (annual pagination as a single whole, hence, different page numbers from the daily edition) (U.S. Government Printing Office) {SuDoc: X., GPOcat, paper, microfiche, DL, ISSN: 0883-1947, LCCN: 12036438, OCLC: 05058415, WorldCat}.
• Serial Set — United States Congressional Serial Set {purl} (volume list: Congresses 15-91 (1817-1970), 85-108+ (1957-2004+) (volumes for each session, compiled several years later, containing a duplicate original of all Congressional committee reports, and House and Senate documents, but not committee hearings or serial prints, except when rarely exhibited to a report) {SuDoc: Y 1.1/2:Serial, GPOcat, DL, LCCN: 92643101, OCLC: 5866454, 8396583, WorldCat} (selected online volumes, Congresses 23-64, 1833-1917), previously, American State Papers (1789-1838).
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Charles Judson Harwood Jr.
Posted January 30 2005. Updated May 24 2009.
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