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S 3553 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military command and structure Military personnel and dependents Military readiness

Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced: December 14, 2023 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2023
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2023
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Dec 18, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 14, 2023
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5989; text: CR S5989)
Dec 14, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5989; text: CR S5989)
Dec 14, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide certain relief to individuals whose promotions to a grade or rank in the Armed Forces of O-7 or higher were delayed by the Senate. Specifically, the bill applies to those individuals who were confirmed between December 5, 2023, and December 31, 2023.

The bill requires DOD to provide pay and benefits associated with the appointment retroactive to the later of (1) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar of the Senate, or (2) the date on which the individual would have been appointed but for the suspension of Senate confirmation of appointments. 

 

What's happening now December 19, 2023

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3456 Related bill Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023
  • HR 6736 Identical bill Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 20 Republican 26 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 14, 2023
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Dec 14, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2023
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Dec 14, 2023
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Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Dec 14, 2023
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 14, 2023
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 14, 2023
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 14, 2023
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 14, 2023
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 14, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 14, 2023
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Dec 14, 2023
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Dec 14, 2023
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Fetterman, John
Pennsylvania · Dec 14, 2023
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Dec 14, 2023
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 14, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 14, 2023
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Dec 14, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Dec 14, 2023
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Dec 14, 2023
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 14, 2023
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Dec 14, 2023
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Dec 14, 2023
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 14, 2023
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 14, 2023
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Dec 14, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 14, 2023
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 14, 2023
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 14, 2023
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Dec 14, 2023
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Padilla, Alex
California · Dec 14, 2023
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Dec 14, 2023
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 14, 2023
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Dec 14, 2023
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Dec 14, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Dec 14, 2023
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 14, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Dec 14, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 14, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Dec 14, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Dec 14, 2023
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 14, 2023
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 14, 2023
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 14, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3553: Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3553/
MLA
"S. 3553: Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3553/.
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S. 3553, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3553/.
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