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S. 3118

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3118, the Respect the Chief Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 6, 2025 by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Nov 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 3118 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

s3118/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3118 IS: Respect the Chief Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-06
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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. 3118
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 6, 2025
  Mrs. Blackburn  introduced the following
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services
  A BILL
To require reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership
  boards across the Department of Defense.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Respect the Chief Act of 2025  .
2.
Reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards at
  military installations
(a)
Initial report
Not later than January 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the congressional defense committees a report certifying compliance, during the preceding calendar year, with applicable requirements to update command and control leadership boards across the Department of Defense.
(b)
Subsequent reports
Not later than 120 days after the inauguration of a new President or the confirmation of a new Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the President and the congressional defense committees a report certifying that all command and control leadership boards across the Department of Defense have been updated to reflect the current Commander-in-Chief and other applicable leadership changes.
(c)
Congressional defense committees defined
In this section, the term  congressional defense committees  has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards across the Department of Defense.

Sponsors

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R) sponsors S. 3118 alone.

Committees

S. 3118 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Nov 6, 2025

Actions

S. 3118 has taken 2 actions since Nov 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Nov 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3118 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3118 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Respect the Chief Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Respect the Chief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require reporting on compliance with requirements to update leadership boards across the Department of Defense. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3118 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3118’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s3118/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com