National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006
Latest action · May 18, 2006 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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 - Expands the: (1) authority of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Bureau) to include membership on the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (and raises the grade of the Chief from lieutenant general to general); and (2) functions of the Bureau to include facilitating and coordinating, with other federal agencies and the states, the use of Guard personnel and resources for, and in, contingency operations, military operations other than war, natural disasters, and support of civil authorities.
Directs the Chief to: (1) identify gaps between federal and state capabilities to prepare for and respond to emergencies; and (2) make recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on Guard programs and activities to address such gaps.
Requires annual Department of Defense (DOD) budget justification documents to include separate amounts for Guard training and equipment for military assistance to civil authorities and other domestic operations.
Establishes within the JCS an Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Reserve Matters.
Expresses the sense of Congress calling for consideration of eligible reserve officers for promotion to the grades of lieutenant general or vice admiral on the active duty list.
Requires the position of Deputy Commander of the U.S. Northern Command to be filled by a qualified Guard officer eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant general.
Cosponsors 89
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2006 to Dec 8, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | May 16, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 24, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 15, 2006 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 27, 2006 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 24, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Sep 8, 2006 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 8, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 8, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Sep 8, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Nov 13, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Dec 8, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2006 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 26, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E613-615)
- Apr 26, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 109-110 | ISSUES RELATED TO H.R. 5200, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ENHANCEMENT AND NATIONAL GUARD EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2006124 pages | Armed Services Committee | Jun 13, 2006 |
| — | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007145 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 24, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-301 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007697 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 7, 2006–May 24, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2658 | National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the enhancement of the functions of the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Air force
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Army
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Defense budgets
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Department of Defense
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Executive reorganization
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labor and Employment
- Military and naval supplies
- Military civic action
- Military command and control
- Military promotions
- Military training
- National Guard
- Officer personnel
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2006Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.