HR 3561 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

FORCE Act

Introduced May 21, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Zachary Nunn R-IA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial 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. IntroducedMay 21, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMay 21, 2025

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred May 21, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 21, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Financial 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 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution 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 or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 86, May 21, 2025, page H2362.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a National Defense Executive Reserve, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
FORCE Act
Federal Overhaul of Reserve Command Executive Modernization Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 21, 2025Introduced in House

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