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

Bill: 119-s-215
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-23
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 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 215 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Tuberville ) 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 .