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A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and…

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A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.

Introduced: May 26, 2005 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 26, 2005
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Directs the Secretary of Defense to permit any member of the Armed Forces to provide to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission testimony on the military value of a military installation inside the United States, for purposes of the consideration by such Commission of the Secretary's recommendations for the 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990.

Prohibits any retaliation or discrimination against a member providing or about to provide such testimony.

What's happening now May 26, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1136: A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1136/
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"S. 1136: A bill to facilitate the provision by members of the Armed Forces of testimony on the military value of military installations in connection with the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1136/.
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S. 1136, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1136/.
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