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HR 1223 111th Congress House

Sustain, Support and Defend Act of 2009

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to expand the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative (FSBI) throughout the Army in order to improve the quality of life and living environments for single soldiers.

Introduced: March 24, 2009 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependents
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sustain, Support and Defend Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, by the end of FY2011, to expand the First Sergeants Barracks Initiative (FSBI) to include all Army installations. (The FSBI transfers responsibility for daily maintenance operations of barracks from their occupying units to a maintenance team working for the post command.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 24, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1223: Sustain, Support and Defend Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1223/
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"H.R. 1223: Sustain, Support and Defend Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1223/.
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H.R. 1223, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1223/.
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