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H.R. 4987 (97th)

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of Assistant Secretaries in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

16 November 1981

Last action

3 March 1982 · Committee

Status

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

Sponsors

Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3], Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Kramer, Ken [R-CO-5], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

6 June 2025

Defence

Summary

Increases the number of Assistant Secretaries of Defense from seven to eight. Designates one of the Assistant Secretaries as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic and Homeland Defense.

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Timeline

  1. 16 November 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 November 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 November 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 2 December 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 December 1981

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

  6. 3 March 1982

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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