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House Bill 335
117th Congress(2021-2022)
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.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-1 on Jan 22, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jan 15, 2021
Latest Action
Jan 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
335
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 21, 2021
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
18
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This bill 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.

Text (4)
Enrolled Bill
Received in Senate
January 21, 2021
Engrossed in House
January 21, 2021
Introduced in House
January 15, 2021
Related Bills (2)
Jan 03, 2021
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 12
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.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
House
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jan 03, 2021
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 11
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.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (16)
01/22/2021
Became Public Law No: 117-1.
01/22/2021
Signed by President.
01/21/2021
Presented to President.
01/21/2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
01/21/2021
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed (under the order of 1/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative) without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S86-87)
01/21/2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed (under the order of 1/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative) without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 4.(consideration: CR S86-87)
01/21/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/21/2021
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 78 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H210)
01/21/2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 78 (Roll no. 18).(text: CR H210)
01/21/2021
The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.
01/21/2021
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 335.
01/21/2021
Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H209-219)
01/21/2021
Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
01/21/2021
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. McGovern asked for unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.R. 335 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee; that all points of order against consideration of the bill be waived; that the bill be considered as read; that all points of order against provisions in the bill be waiverd; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. Agreed to without objection.
01/15/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
01/15/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:42:30 PM
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