HR 2609 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

To amend title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for an annual report on the material readiness of Navy ships, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Apr 15, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 15, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill indefinitely extends the requirement for annual reporting on the material readiness of Navy ships. Additionally, the bill requires this report to be submitted in a classified form that is available only to the congressional defense committees.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2021 to May 4, 2021; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalApr 15, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaMay 4, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Apr 15, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 15, 2021Referred 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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 65, April 15, 2021, page H1844.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement for an annual report on the material readiness of Navy ships, and for other purposes.

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. Apr 15, 2021Introduced in House

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