HCONRES 391
108th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Afghanistan
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Explosives
Iraq
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Middle East and North Africa
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Reprogramming of appropriated funds
South Asia
Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the well-being of members of the Armed Forces and calling on the Department of Defense to do its utmost to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment the Nation can make available, and for other purposes.
Introduced: March 18, 2004
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2341-2342)
Mar 25, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
Mar 18, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 18, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the well-being of deployed U.S. armed forces is of paramount importance; (2) the Department of Defense (DOD) should do its utmost to see that such personnel have the best force protection equipment available; (3) DOD and the military departments should increase the ability of currently unarmored vehicles that are deployed forward under Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to resist improvised explosive devices; and (4) DOD should immediately release to the military departments all funds that have been authorized and appropriated, but not released, for defeating such improvised explosive devices and mitigating their effect on vehicles.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2341-2342)
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