Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act

Bill: 118-s-5550
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2024-12-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

Military education and training
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-12-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of the Army to amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country.”</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5550 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mrs. Britt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country”.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the principles of Duty, Honor, Country should be— (1) deeply embedded in the ethos of the United States Military Academy; and (2) instilled in each cadet. 3. Modification of united states military academy mission statement Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country .