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110th Congress · 2007–2009
S. 2147

Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007

Crime and Law Enforcement Senate 7 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · October 4, 2007
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Where it stands

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In committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Recorded October 4, 2007, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]
Committee Judiciary Committee
Recorded votes None taken
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 12). S. 2147 (110th Congress): Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 [Bill record]. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-110-s2147

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Power & Politics. "S. 2147 (110th Congress): Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-110-s2147.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{S. 2147 (110th Congress): Security Contractor Accountability Act of 2007}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-110-s2147}},
  note         = {Reference number bill-110-s2147; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2147; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed November 4, 2026}
}
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Official analyses

CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 2147

Published September 29, 2008Private Security Contractors in Iraq: Background, Legal Status, and Other Issues (PDF)
CRS · Reports · RL32419

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No recorded vote

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