US Congress House Bill 393 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-02-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 1) This bill allows the first person, and only such person, appointed as Secretary of Defense after the enactment of this bill to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least three years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. (Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.)

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
2017-02-16	House	Reported by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 115-13.
2017-01-12	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 28.
2017-01-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-01-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-01-10	House	Introduced in House

SB84 (Same As) 2017-01-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-2. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/393/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr393/BILLS-115hr393ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr393/BILLS-115hr393rh.pdf