LINKED BILL
H.R. 335 — To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.Armed forces and national securityENACTED
CRS SUMMARY PREVIEW
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.
VOTE VISUALIZATION
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PARTY BREAKDOWN
Democratic71% unity
Yea: 34Nay: 14
Republican72% unity
Yea: 33Nay: 13NV: 4
Independent100% unity
Yea: 2Nay: 0
NOTABLE DEFECTIONS
Democratic: 14 voted against party majority
Republican: 13 voted against party majority
ALL VOTES (100)
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