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HR 1081 102th Congress House

Sullivan Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the Armed Forces in the same family may request duty assignments so that not more than one me… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the Armed Forces in the same family may request duty assignments so that not more than one member of the family is assigned to an area in which hostile fire or imminent danger pay is paid and to provide similar protection for single parents.

Introduced: February 21, 1991 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroadMilitary dependentsMilitary personnelParent and childSingle-parent families
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1991
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Mar 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 15, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 21, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 21, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 22, 1991

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sullivan Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense, in prescribing policies for the exemption of certain members of the armed forces from duty assignments in imminent danger zones, to provide that: (1) requests by military personnel who are members of the same family for all but one of such family to be assigned to duty outside a danger zone may be approved and that such request with respect to at least one such family member shall be approved; and (2) a request by an unmarried member who has sole custody of a child to be assigned to duty outside an imminent danger zone shall be approved. Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned to deny such requests in individual cases based on national security requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 13, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1081: Sullivan Act. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1081/
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"H.R. 1081: Sullivan Act." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1081/.
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