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H.R. 2919

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2919, the PARADE Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 14, 2025 by Rep. Marc Veasey (D). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Apr 14, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 2919 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb2919/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2919 IH: Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-14
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2919  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 14, 2025   Mr. Veasey  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on  Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds for certain parades.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act   or the   PARADE Act  .
2.
Prohibition on use of funds for certain parades
(a)
In general
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense or for the White House or the Executive Office of the President may be used for a covered parade.
(b)
Covered parade
In this section, the term  covered parade  means a parade that—
(1)
is sponsored by the Department of Defense or by the White House or the Executive Office of the President; and
(2)
is specifically commemorating or paying tribute to the current President.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the use of funds for certain parades.

Sponsors

Rep. Marc Veasey (D) sponsors H.R. 2919 alone.

Marc Veasey

Rep. · D–TX-33 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 2919 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Apr 14, 2025 · 696 Bills
Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Apr 14, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2919 has taken 2 actions since Apr 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 2919 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2919 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PARADE Act — Display Title
  • PARADE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of funds for certain parades. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2919 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2919’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr2919/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

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