District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act

Bill: 117-hr-6361
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-01-06
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: District of Columbia

Military command and structure

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-02
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 17.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act</strong></p> <p> This bill requires the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6361 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2022 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill January 10, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act . 2. Requirement that the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard reside in the District of Columbia (a) Requirement Section 7 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes , approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–301, D.C. Official Code), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard shall reside in the District of Columbia. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.