United States 113th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 5832 — PROPER Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.) Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  2. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8934)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

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Subjects

veterans labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 5832 do?
Proudly Restoring Officers of Prior Enlistment Retirement Act or the PROPER Act - Reduces to four the number of years that previously enlisted commissioned officers who have performed a certain minimum number of years of military service to become eligible for retirement must have actively served in the rank of commissioned officer in order to retire in the officer rank instead of in their previous enlisted rank. (Currently, a requirement for 10 years of active service as a commissioned officer has been reduced temporarily to 8 years.) Makes the reduction to four years applicable during the period from January 1, 2014, to September 30, 2016.
Who sponsors HR 5832?
HR 5832 is sponsored by Glenn Thompson (R).
What is the current status of HR 5832?
This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 5832?
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