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A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed…

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A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: January 3, 2021 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Jan 21, 2021
Committee on Armed Services. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. Without written report.
Jan 3, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 3, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

What's happening now January 21, 2021

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 12: A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-12/
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"S. 12: A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-12/.
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S. 12, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-12/.
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[S. 12: A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-12/)
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