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To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the Armed Services be initially appointed as Reserve officers regardless of the source of their…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the Armed Services be initially appointed as Reserve officers regardless of the source of their commission.

Introduced: July 11, 1995 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 22, 1996
Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Jul 17, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 17, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 11, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jul 11, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminates provisions requiring, after September 30, 1996, that a person complete one year of service on active duty as a commissioned officer in the reserves before receiving an original appointment as a commissioned officer in the regular armed forces.

What's happening now July 22, 1996

Favorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 11, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2016: To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the Armed Services be initially appointed as Reserve officers regardless of the source of their commission.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2016/
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"H.R. 2016: To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the Armed Services be initially appointed as Reserve officers regardless of the source of their commission.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2016/.
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H.R. 2016, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2016/.
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[H.R. 2016: To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the Armed Services be initially appointed as Reserve officers regardless of the source of their commission.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2016/)
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