HR 4980 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorative events and holidays Congressional oversight Defense spending

PARADE Act

Introduced: February 8, 2018 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Feb 8, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act or the PARADE Act.

This bill prohibits the use of funds for a parade that is sponsored by the Department of Defense or the White House or the Executive Office of the President and is not a parade that has been held to commemorate a holiday or special event during the ten-year period preceding the enactment of this bill.

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