House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To establish the grade of General of the Army and to authorize the President to appoint Generals Colin L. Powell and H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., to that grade.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 21, 1991
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Feb 28, 1991 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
30 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 19 Democrats
11 of 30 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Charles Bennett (D-FL), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Robert Cramer (D-AL), George Darden (D-GA), Butler Derrick (D-SC), Ben Erdreich (D-AL), Mike Espy (D-MS), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Paul Henry (R-MI), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Norman Lent (R-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Susan Molinari (R-NY), James Moran (D-VA), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Bill Paxon (R-NY), James Quillen (R-TN), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Arthur Ravenel (R-SC), John Reed (D-RI), J. Rowland (D-GA), Lawrence Smith (D-FL), John Spratt (D-SC), Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV), Howard Wolpe (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Bilbray.
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- H.Con.Res. 85 (102nd) Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should suspend all foreign assistance for Jordan until the President certifies…
- H.R. 480 (102nd) To amend section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1594 (102nd) For the relief of Peter J. Montagnoli.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.