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
- IntroducedMar 4, 1991
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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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
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- H.Res. 502 (102nd) To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for reform of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.
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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.