HR 124 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Introduced Jan 6, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Walter B. Jones R-NC

Latest action · Jan 6, 2015 Referred to the House 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.

IntroducedJan 6, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary, the Department Assistant Secretaries, and the General Counsel.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 11, 2015.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Feb 11, 2015

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 Jan 6, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16) which grants Congress the powere to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H47.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 171	To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.	Reintroduced Bill	Jan 3, 2017
HR 4909	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017	Related bill	May 26, 2016

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House

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