House bill · 112th 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 5, 2011Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 5, 2011
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Latest action: Jan 5, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Cost and committee reports

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

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JONES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H42):
The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article 1, section 8 of the United States Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), which grants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.
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Congress.gov noteFor further action, see H.R.4310, which became Public Law 112-239 on 1/2/2013.
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H.R. 24, 112th Congress
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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

218 cosponsors — 109 Republicans, 109 Democrats

109 of 218 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Steve Austria (R-OH), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Joe Barton (R-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Boren (D-OK), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA) and 188 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 district

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