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To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other…

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 8, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases, during FY 2004 through 2008, the minimum end strength levels for active-duty personnel of the : (1) Army from 482,400 to 522,400; (2) Marine Corps from 175,000 to 190,000; and (3) Air Force from 359,300 to 388,000.

What's happening now December 8, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 26, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 27, 2004
EDWARDS, CHET
· Dec 8, 2003
HILL, BARON
· Dec 8, 2003
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 8, 2003
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 8, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Dec 8, 2003
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Dec 8, 2003
TAYLOR, GENE
· Dec 8, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3696: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3696/
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"H.R. 3696: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel for the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, and for other purposes.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3696/.
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H.R. 3696, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3696/.
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