Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that not fully resourcing the United States Army in a timely manner erodes the Army's ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to the Army's ability to conduct military operations.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Finds that not resourcing the U.S. Army in a timely manner erodes readiness and puts the U.S. Army at a disadvantage.
Affirms that Congress should resource all U.S. warfighters prior to the beginning of a new fiscal year.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1007 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1007

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that not fully 
resourcing the United States Army in a timely manner erodes the Army's 
 ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to the Army's ability to 
                      conduct military operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2018

   Mr. Russell (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Hudson, Ms. McSally, Ms. 
Cheney, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Kelly of 
   Mississippi, Mrs. Roby, and Mr. Wittman) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that not fully 
resourcing the United States Army in a timely manner erodes the Army's 
 ability to maintain readiness and poses risk to the Army's ability to 
                      conduct military operations.

Whereas, in previous years, the United States Army delayed supply transactions, 
        and later had to order parts from sources outside the Department of 
        Defense supply system and pay more to get parts fabricated or shipped 
        quickly to keep up with maintenance timelines;
Whereas, in previous years, the Army was forced to restrict to home station 
        training due to not having enough resources;
Whereas the Army, if not fully resourced, will postpone all noncritical 
        maintenance work orders until later in the year when resourced 
        correctly;
Whereas the Army is attempting to add military personnel to meet critical skill 
        gaps, and if not fully resourced, will delay the recruitment of new 
        personnel which will result in units continuing to lack the full 
        complement of personnel needed to be 100-percent effective;
Whereas, if not fully resourced, noncritical travel, which includes relocating 
        soldiers' families (change of duty station) will be postponed and may 
        result in missed school year timing for dependent spouses and their 
        children;
Whereas United States Army Forces Command is responsible for the training, 
        mobilization, deployment, sustainment, and transformation of 
        conventional forces to provide relevant and ready land power to 
        combatant commanders;
Whereas global threats require the Army to prepare to fight both terrorist 
        organizations as well as possible near-peer adversaries; and
Whereas it takes both significant time and resources to build a professional 
        Army: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) finds that not resourcing the Department of the Army in 
        a timely manner erodes readiness and puts the United States 
        Army at a disadvantage; and
            (2) affirms that Congress should resource all our 
        warfighters prior to the beginning of a new fiscal year.
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