United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3696 (108th)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.
Introduced
8 December 2003
Last action
8 December 2003 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9], John Larson, Rick Larsen, Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], SUSAN DAVIS, Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], JAMES COOPER, Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Sanford Bishop, Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Increases, during FY 2004 through 2008, the minimum end strength levels for active-duty personnel of the : (1) Army from 482,400 to 522,400; (2) Marine Corps from 175,000 to 190,000; and (3) Air Force from 359,300 to 388,000.
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Timeline
8 December 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 December 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 December 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 December 2003
Sponsors
- Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] · D · Sponsor
- John Larson · D · Sponsor
- Rick Larsen · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] · D · Sponsor
- SUSAN DAVIS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- JAMES COOPER · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3696
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/3696
- us · 108-hr-3696 · source updated 6 June 2025