Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 14592 passed in lieu.
(LATEST SUMMARY) Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations during the fiscal year 1975 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces. Prescribes the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of Defense. Prescribes military training student loads. Directs that the noncombat component of the total authorized Army strength in Europe shall be reduced by an amount not less than 20 percent of the noncombat component strength authorized as of June 30, 1974. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to increase the combat component strength of the Army in Europe, such increase not to exceed the number of noncombat military personnel reduced by this Act. Provides that the total number of United States tactical nuclear warheads located in Europe on the date of enactment of this Act shall not be increased except in the event of imminent hostilities in Europe. Revises the National Security Act by clarifying the restrictions against domestic activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. Prohibits the use of dogs for testing of chemical and biological warfare agents. Provides for a recomputation of military retirement pay. Requires annual Defense Department reports to justify contracts above $1,000,000 awarded without open and competitive bidding. Authorizes the Government Accounting Office to study and report on the Department of Defense procurement with a view to determining how competitive bidding through formal advertising can be increased. Prohibits the Department of Defense from denying assistance to enrollees in a college or university solely on the grounds that such institution has previously terminated its ROTC program.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on May 29, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 14592 passed in lieu.
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The record's latest action, on June 11, 1974: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 14592 passed in lieu.
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
JOHN STENNIS (D-MS) introduced it on February 8, 1974, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 8, 1974, 19207 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19084 days ago, on June 11, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 14592 passed in lieu.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action