HR 6229
97th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Defense budgets
Department of Defense
Government Operations and Politics
Military pay
Military personnel
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterinary medicine
A bill to eliminate certain practices of the Department of Defense as they relate to meals served in the Secretary of Defense's dining room, personal servants for senior officers, veterinary services for pets of military personnel and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 29, 1982
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 1982
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
May 5, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
May 5, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 29, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 29, 1982
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) ensure that teletype is not used for routine, low-priority messages; and (2) prescribe regulations concerning charges for meals in the dining room of the Secretary in the Pentagon.
Prohibits: (1) enlisted members of the armed forces from being assigned to duty as personal aides to general and flag officers; and (2) the Department of Defense from providing veterinary care for pets of members of the armed forces or their dependents. Permits the Secretary to make exceptions regarding veterinary care with appropriate fees charged.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1