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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

H.R. 24Introduced Jan 6, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 2010 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 24.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 24, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

425 cosponsors — 175 Republicans, 250 Democrats

251 of 425 cosponsors (59%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 395 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.