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HR 52 100th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Conventional weapons Defense articles Department of Defense Europe Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies International Affairs Military policy Military strategy National Security and Intelligence Operations

A bill to establish a Conventional Defense Advisory Board within the Department of Defense.

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 1987
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Feb 9, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Feb 4, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes within the Department of Defense a Conventional Defense Advisory Board to survey and make recommendations on all aspects of conventional warfare (particularly the conventional defense of Europe). Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary of Defense on the relationship between current programs and the requirements for more adequate conventional defenses. Requires the Secretary to forward such report to the Congress.

What's happening now July 9, 1987

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 8, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 52: A bill to establish a Conventional Defense Advisory Board within the Department of Defense.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-52/
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"H.R. 52: A bill to establish a Conventional Defense Advisory Board within the Department of Defense.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-52/.
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H.R. 52, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-52/.
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