HR 5832
113th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
PROPER Act
Introduced: December 10, 2014
Introduced by:
Thompson, Glenn
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 10, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8934)
Dec 10, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.)
Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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