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S 504 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Military command and structure

A bill to redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Introduced: February 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 27, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now February 27, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 24 Identical bill To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 10 Republican 10 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 8, 2010
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 28, 2010
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 27, 2010
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 25, 2010
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 24, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 20, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 20, 2010
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 20, 2010
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 19, 2010
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 19, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 19, 2010
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 19, 2010
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 17, 2010
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 17, 2010
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 13, 2010
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 13, 2010
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 13, 2010
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 13, 2010
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 13, 2010
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 13, 2010
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · May 13, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 504: A bill to redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-504/
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"S. 504: A bill to redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-504/.
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S. 504, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-504/.
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