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HR 5222 110th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security California Defense budgets Department of Defense Government Operations and Politics Marines Recruiting and enlistment Rescission of appropriated funds Urban affairs Urban areas

Semper Fi Act

Introduced: February 6, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 6, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Semper Fi Act - Rescinds all amounts appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 for the city of Berkeley, California, or entities in such city.

Transfers the rescinded amounts to the Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps account of the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY2008, to be used for recruiting.

What's happening now February 6, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2596 Identical bill Semper Fi Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 14
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 15, 2008
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 14, 2008
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 14, 2008
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 12, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Feb 7, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 7, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 6, 2008
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 6, 2008
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 6, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2008
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 6, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 6, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 6, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5222: Semper Fi Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5222/
MLA
"H.R. 5222: Semper Fi Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5222/.
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H.R. 5222, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5222/.
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