Number: RL34568 Title: U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework and Status of Forces Agreement: Congressional Response Authors: Matthew C. Weed, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report is divided into two main parts: the first describes in detail the actions taken by Congress thus far in response to the Declaration of Principles and other information concerning the planned Iraq Agreements, consisting of legislative initiatives and congressional hearings; the second provides options for further congressional action concerning Congress's role in the negotiation, execution, and implementation of the Iraq Agreements. Pages: 22 Date: July 11, 2008