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HR 3181 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Coast guard Employment and training programs Materials Military education and training Military facilities and property Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement

Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act

Introduced: June 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense to seek to enter into a contract with an institution—to be designated as the National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research—to serve as a resource for testing paint coatings for military assets and developing training tools and programs concerning military painting and coating. The bill includes authority to enter into an agreement to provide these services to the Coast Guard.

What's happening now June 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Jun 10, 2019
Loebsack, David
· Jun 10, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3181: Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3181/
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"H.R. 3181: Military Readiness and Cost Savings Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3181/.
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H.R. 3181, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3181/.
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