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To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army…

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To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.

Introduced: May 9, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 14, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
May 9, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 9, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from contracting for the purchase of berets, authorizing or requiring the wearing of berets, or issuing a beret for use as standard army headgear until the Secretary certifies that any shortfall of army ammunition has been eliminated.

Makes the prohibition inapplicable to army specialized units for which the wearing of berets is specifically authorized.

What's happening now May 14, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 10, 2001
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 16, 2001
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 9, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1770: To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1770/
MLA
"H.R. 1770: To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1770/.
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H.R. 1770, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1770/.
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[H.R. 1770: To prohibit the purchasing, issuing, or wearing of berets as standard Army headgear (other than for certain specialized units) until the Secretary of the Army certifies to Congress that the Army ammunition shortfall has been eliminated.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1770/)
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