US SB12 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-21 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-01-21 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four 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.
Title
A bill 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.
Sponsors
| Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-21 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3. |
| 2021-01-21 | Senate | Committee on Armed Services. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. Without written report. |
| 2021-01-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
Same As/Similar To
SB11 (Related) 2021-03-04 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1037)
HB335 (Related) 2021-01-22 - Became Public Law No: 117-1.
HB335 (Related) 2021-01-22 - Became Public Law No: 117-1.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Department of Defense
Federal officials
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Department of Defense
Federal officials
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
