HR 7977 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Preserving JROTC Programs Act

Latest action · Apr 12, 2024 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 12, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving JROTC Programs Act

This bill reduces the minimum enrollment requirement for establishing or maintaining a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) from 100 to 50 students.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-NEDon BaconOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-GUJames C. MoylanOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-VAJennifer A. KiggansOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-INJim BanksOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-CARo KhannaOriginalApr 12, 2024
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalApr 12, 2024
D-CAJimmy PanettaApr 15, 2024
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyApr 17, 2024
R-TXPat FallonApr 18, 2024
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickApr 29, 2024
R-NYNick LaLotaApr 29, 2024
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioMay 22, 2024
R-NCChuck EdwardsJun 11, 2024
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonJul 9, 2024
D-NJAndy KimJul 10, 2024
D-FLJared MoskowitzJul 11, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenJul 11, 2024
D-NMGabe VasquezAug 2, 2024
R-FLLaurel M. LeeAug 2, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyAug 13, 2024
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOct 29, 2024
D-NVSusie LeeDec 9, 2024

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 12, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 12, 2024Referred 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 ``to provide for the common Defence'', ``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain a Navy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' The single subject of this legislation is: JROTC Programs

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 63, April 12, 2024, page H2367.

Related bills 1

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

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum number of participating students required to establish or maintain a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Preserving JROTC Programs Act

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 12, 2024Introduced in House

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