H.R. 700

Summary

H.R. 700, the MACARTHUR Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Keith Self (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 700 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 700 IH: Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 700  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Self  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase  Duty, Honor, Country .
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act   or the   MACARTHUR Act  .
2.
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the principles of  Duty, Honor, Country  should be—
(1)
deeply embedded in the ethos of the United States Military Academy; and
(2)
instilled in each cadet.
3.
Modification of united states military academy mission statement
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase  Duty, Honor, Country .

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Keith Self (R) sponsors H.R. 700, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Keith Self

Rep. · R–TX-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 10, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 700 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 700 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 700 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 700.

S 215Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) ActJan 23, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 700 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• MACARTHUR Act — Display Title
• MACARTHUR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase "Duty, Honor, Country". — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 700 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 700’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 700 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Higher education to Military education and training.

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