H.Res. 75: Recognizing 376 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.

Introduced:
Feb 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI10]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on February 15, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 15, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) ...
Prognosis

9% chance of getting past committee.
9% chance of being agreed to.

Only 27% of House simple resolutions made it past committee and only 26% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
16 cosponsors (13R, 3D) (show)
Committees

House Armed Services

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Last updated Feb 15, 2013.
4 pages

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2/15/2013--Introduced.
Recognizes:
(1) the critical importance of the Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces, particularly as a means of preserving combat power during a time of budget austerity; and
(2) the dual-status, state-federal National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve and of military manpower.
Expresses support for making the Operational Reserve permanent.
Repudiates proposals to return the Reserve Components to a diminished or purely strategic role in national security.
Affirms the growth of the Operational Reserve as circumstances warrant.

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