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SJRES 85 102th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Army personnel Officer personnel Presidential appointments

A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to appoint General Colin L. Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the…

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A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to appoint General Colin L. Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the Army.

Introduced: March 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 5, 1991
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Authorizes and requests the President to appoint Generals Colin L. Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the Army.

What's happening now March 5, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 7, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to appoint General Colin L. Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the Army.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-85/
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"S.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to appoint General Colin L. Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the Army.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-85/.
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S.J. Res. 85, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-85/.
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[S.J. Res. 85: A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to appoint General Colin L. Powell and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., United States Army, to the permanent grade of General of the Army.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SJRES-85/)
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