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HR 3904 112th Congress House

Keep America's Promises Act

Official title: To modify the commencement date of the active force drawdown period used for the reimplementation of the temporary early retirement authority granted to the Se… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To modify the commencement date of the active force drawdown period used for the reimplementation of the temporary early retirement authority granted to the Secretary of Defense as an additional force management tool with which to effect the drawdown of military forces.

Introduced: March 26, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 6, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 6, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep America's Promises Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 to include under the temporary early retirement authority provided under amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 those members of the Armed Forces who: (1) were separated on or after March 1, 2011, but before the effective date of the amendments (December 31, 2011); and (2) had at least 15 years of service on their date of separation.

States that this Act will protect 157 Air Force officers who were involuntarily separated as a result of a March 2011 continuation board.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 26, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3904: Keep America's Promises Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3904/
MLA
"H.R. 3904: Keep America's Promises Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3904/.
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H.R. 3904, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3904/.
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