H.R. 24 (112th): To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Introduced:
Jan 05, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Walter Jones Jr. [R-NC3]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 124 on Jan 03, 2013. See H.R. 124 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on January 5, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jan 05, 2011
Referred to Committee Jan 05, 2011
Cosponsors
218 cosponsors (109R, 109D) (show)
Committees

House Armed Services

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Last updated Jan 05, 2011.
5 pages

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1/5/2011--Introduced.
Redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary, the Department Assistant Secretaries, and the General Counsel.

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  • Title 10: ARMED FORCES
  • Subtitle A: General Military Law
  • Part I: ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS
  • Chapter 1: DEFINITIONS
  • Section 101: Definitions