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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.

H.R. 1225Introduced Mar 4, 1991Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joel Hefley R-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 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

31 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 8 Democrats

11 of 31 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Bill Brewster (D-OK), William Broomfield (R-MI), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Steve Gunderson (R-WI), James Hansen (R-UT), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Carlos Moorhead (R-CA), Sid Morrison (R-WA), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Robert Roe (D-NJ), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Joseph Skeen (R-NM), W. Tauzin (R-LA), Craig Thomas (R-WY) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joel Hefley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-5 district

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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.