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H.R. 8298 117th Congress House

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to ensure reasonable access to the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 7, 2022 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Jul 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Defense to develop a plan to increase the total number of units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to ensure that there is reasonable access to such units in each geographic region of the United States by September 30, 2031.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Sep 20, 2022
 R
Waltz, Michael
Florida · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Sep 15, 2022
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Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Sep 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8298: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8298/
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"H.R. 8298: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8298/.
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H.R. 8298, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8298/.
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