HR 1770 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.

Introduced May 9, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Roscoe G. Bartlett R-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 14, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 9, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from contracting for the purchase of berets, authorizing or requiring the wearing of berets, or issuing a beret for use as standard army headgear until the Secretary certifies that any shortfall of army ammunition has been eliminated.

Makes the prohibition inapplicable to army specialized units for which the wearing of berets is specifically authorized.

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2001 to Sep 19, 2001, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-MIDave CampOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalMay 9, 2001
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.OriginalMay 9, 2001
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalMay 9, 2001
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMay 9, 2001
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalMay 9, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2001Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
  2. May 14, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  3. May 9, 2001Introduced in House
  4. May 9, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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