House Bill 4980
115th Congress(2017-2018)
PARADE Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 8, 2018
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Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4980
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Marc Veasey
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Summary
Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act or the PARADE Act.
This bill prohibits the use of funds for a parade that is sponsored by the Department of Defense or the White House or the Executive Office of the President and is not a parade that has been held to commemorate a holiday or special event during the ten-year period preceding the enactment of this bill.
February 8, 2018
02/08/2018
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/08/2018
Introduced in House
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