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HR 9529 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022

Introduced: December 14, 2022 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each military department develops a standardized identification credential for DOD law enforcement officers and issues such credentials at no cost to the officers. DOD must ensure that any issued common access card clearly identifies the officer as a DOD law enforcement officer.

What's happening now December 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7776 Related bill James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • HR 7900 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • HR 8142 Related bill Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act of 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/
MLA
"H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/.
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H.R. 9529, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/.
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[H.R. 9529: Defense Law Enforcement Officer Credential Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9529/)
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