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S. 215

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 215, the Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 23, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 215 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb215/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S215 IS: Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 215  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Cruz  (for himself,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Scott of Florida , and  Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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 (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 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 23, 2025

sb215/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/23/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 215, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 215 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jan 23, 2025

Actions

S. 215 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 23, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jan 23, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 215 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 215.

Titles

S. 215 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act — Display Title
  • Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill 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 S. 215 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; S. 215’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s215/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 215 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Higher education to Military education and training.

s215/subjects.txt
Higher educationMilitary education and training

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