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HR 34 109th Congress House

To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Introduced: February 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of DefenseGovernment Operations and PoliticsMarinesNamesNavy
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6008-6009)
Mar 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H819)
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6008-6009)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Redesignates the: (1) Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps; and (2) Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. Makes similar redesignations with respect to Department Assistant Secretaries and the General Counsel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 5 Republican 8
INGLIS, BOB
· May 3, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 28, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 19, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Apr 5, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 5, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 17, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 17, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Mar 17, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 17, 2005
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 10, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Mar 9, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Mar 3, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Feb 10, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Feb 10, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Feb 8, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 8, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Feb 8, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Feb 8, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 8, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 1, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 1, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Jan 4, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Jan 4, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 34: To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-34/
MLA
"H.R. 34: To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-34/.
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H.R. 34, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-34/.
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