HR 5195 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

Excellence in Military Service Act

Latest action · Oct 1, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Excellence in Military Service Act - Amends Federal law relating to the military, naval, air force, coast guard, and merchant marine academies to increase to eight years the period of obligated service of cadets and midshipmen in those academies, applying the new requirement to persons first admitted to the academies after December 31, 2002.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 24, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJul 24, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2002
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Oct 1, 2002
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2002
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
Referred Jul 26, 2002

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Sep 30, 2002Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOT.
  3. Jul 26, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  4. Jul 25, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1360)
  5. Jul 24, 2002Introduced in House
  6. Jul 24, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5321)
  7. Jul 24, 2002Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1360Howard Coble R-NCJul 25, 2002
HouseDebate and remarks H5321Howard Coble R-NCJul 24, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service obligation for graduates of the military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
Short Titles as Introduced
Excellence in Military Service Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2002Introduced in House

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