National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006
Latest action · Apr 26, 2006 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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2006 to Jun 27, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 26, 2006 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | May 3, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | May 15, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | May 15, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | May 16, 2006 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | May 18, 2006 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | May 19, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 22, 2006 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | May 24, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | May 25, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Jun 7, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jun 9, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 13, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Jun 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 21, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jun 27, 2006 |
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 Apr 26, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3593-3596)
- Apr 26, 2006Read twice and referred to the 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3593–S3597 | Christopher S. Bond R-MO, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Apr 26, 2006 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-95 | ASSESSMENT OF RISKS AT THE NORTHERN BORDER AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THOSE RISKS90 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Aug 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5200 | National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act of 2006 | Identical bill | May 18, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
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