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S. 3553 (118th)

Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023

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Introduced

14 December 2023

Last action

19 December 2023 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL], Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Defence

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Summary

Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide certain relief to individuals whose promotions to a grade or rank in the Armed Forces of O-7 or higher were delayed by the Senate. Specifically, the bill applies to those individuals who were confirmed between December 5, 2023, and December 31, 2023. The bill requires DOD to provide pay and benefits associated with the appointment retroactive to the later of (1) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar of the Senate, or (2) the date on which the individual would have been appointed but for the suspension of Senate confirmation of appointments. 

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Timeline

  1. 14 December 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5989; text: CR S5989)

    Source: Floor

  2. 14 December 2023

    Introduced

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5989; text: CR S5989)

    Source: Floor

  3. 14 December 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 December 2023

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  5. 19 December 2023

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  6. 19 December 2023

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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