HRES 238 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 5, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2017
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Army should submit to Congress:

  • a report on the modernization strategy for Army ground combat systems;
  • a report on the current technological, engineering, and capability needs for a future Army ground combat vehicle;
  • classified briefs on the capabilities of ground combat vehicles that are used by U.S. allies and adversaries, that are available from industry, and that require further development or that have the potential to become fully developed over the course of development and production; and
  • a research and development timeline for the rapid innovation and production of future vehicles.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 30, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-INJim BanksOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-OHJim JordanOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMar 30, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalMar 30, 2017
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 30, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
  2. Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Mar 30, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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. Mar 30, 2017Introduced in House

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