House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act
Official title: To amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, to increase the maximum number of years on active duty an enlisted member may serve and be eligible for detail as a student at a law school with funding provided by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sarah Elfreth D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 11, 2025
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Latest action: Dec 11, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6627.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ELFRETH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 209, December 11, 2025, Page H5810):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 52 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6627, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sarah Elfreth.
- H.R. 4294 (119th) MAWS Act of 2026
- H.R. 1989 (119th) Protect Our Probationary Employees Act
- H.Res. 723 (119th) Recognizing the 180th anniversary of the United States Naval Academy.
- H.R. 5572 (119th) Help FEDS Act
- H.R. 7251 (119th) Prohibit Partisan Park Passes Act
- H.R. 6184 (119th) NOAA Data Preservation Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
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