A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.
Latest action · May 26, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense to permit any member of the Armed Forces to provide to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission testimony on the military value of a military installation inside the United States, for purposes of the consideration by such Commission of the Secretary's recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.
Prohibits any retaliation or discrimination against a member providing or about to provide such testimony.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 26, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 26, 2005 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | May 26, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 26, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 26, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2005Introduced in Senate
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.