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HR 5195 107th Congress House

Excellence in Military Service Act

Official title: To amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service obligation for graduates of the mi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10 and title 14, United States Code, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to increase the period of the service obligation for graduates of the military service academies, the Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Introduced: July 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Coast guardEducationHigher educationMerchant marine
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Military dischargesOfficer personnelService academiesTransportation and Public Works
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 30, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from DOD, DOT.
Jul 26, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 25, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1360)
Jul 24, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5321)
Jul 24, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 24, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Excellence in Military Service Act - Amends Federal law relating to the military, naval, air force, coast guard, and merchant marine academies to increase to eight years the period of obligated service of cadets and midshipmen in those academies, applying the new requirement to persons first admitted to the academies after December 31, 2002.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 24, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5195: Excellence in Military Service Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5195/
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"H.R. 5195: Excellence in Military Service Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5195/.
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H.R. 5195, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5195/.
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