House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a temporary five-year increase in the minimum end-strength levels for active-duty personnel for the Armed Forces, to increase the number of Special Operations Forces, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2005
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Latest action: May 6, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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
38 cosponsors — 38 Democrats
0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Artur Davis (D-AL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Steve Israel (D-NY), Ron Kind (D-WI), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA), George Miller (D-CA), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.