To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 117-hr-335
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2021-01-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Federal officials
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2021-01-15
text: 
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

action_date: 2021-01-21
text: 
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

action_date: 2021-01-21
text: 
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

action_date: 2021-01-22
text: 
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Became Public Law No: 117-1.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Became Public Law No: 117-1.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2021-01-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed (under the order of 1/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative) without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S86-87)
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed (under the order of 1/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative) without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 4.(consideration: CR S86-87)
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 78 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H210)
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 78 (Roll no. 18).(text: CR H210)
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous  order of the House.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 335.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H209-219)
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order.
action_date: 2021-01-21
text: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. McGovern asked for unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.R. 335 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee; that all points of order against consideration of the bill be waived; that the bill be considered as read; that all points of order against provisions in the bill be waiverd; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-01-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-01-15
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 117-1