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HJRES 23 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Budget process Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure

Supporting a base defense budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 12, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is U.S. policy to commit a minimum of 4% of the nation's gross domestic product to the base defense budget in order to meet the fundamental U.S. national security requirements.

What's happening now February 12, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 10 Identical bill A joint resolution supporting a base Defense Budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic produc…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 26, 2009
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 12, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 12, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 23: Supporting a base defense budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-23/
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"H.J. Res. 23: Supporting a base defense budget that at the very minimum matches 4 percent of gross domestic product.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-23/.
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H.J. Res. 23, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-23/.
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