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H.R. 335 · 117th Congress

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within…

Full title

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Law · 117-1 · Jan 22, 2021
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  1. House Introduced Jan 15, 2021
  2. Senate Passed Jan 21, 2021 69–27
  3. House Passed Jan 21, 2021 326–78
  4. President To the President Jan 21, 2021
  5. President Signed Jan 22, 2021
  6. Law Jan 22, 2021

This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 22, 2021

This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Jan 21, 2021 · 69 Yea – 27 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Charles E. Schumer House · Passed Jan 21, 2021 · 326 Yea – 78 Nay Passage Speaker: Nancy Pelosi
About this bill and sources

Official title: To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Latest action (Jan 22, 2021): Became Public Law No: 117-1.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 15, 2021

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  1. House Introduced Jan 15, 2021
  2. Senate Passed Jan 21, 2021 69–27
  3. House Passed Jan 21, 2021 326–78
  4. President To the President Jan 21, 2021
  5. President Signed Jan 22, 2021
  6. Law Jan 22, 2021

Final vote · Senate · Jan 21, 2021

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Charles E. Schumer

Yea69
DSR Sullivan LMR Murkowski RSR Shelby TTR Tuberville JBR Boozman KSD Sinema MKD Kelly APD Padilla DFD Feinstein JHD Hickenlooper MBD Bennet CMD Murphy CCD Coons TCD Carper JOD Ossoff RWD Warnock BSD Schatz MHD Hirono CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo RDD Durbin MBR Braun MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy JKR Kennedy BCD Cardin AKI King DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AKD Klobuchar TSD Smith RBR Blunt RWR Wicker SDR Daines JHR Hoeven KCR Cramer DFR Fischer JSD Shaheen MHD Hassan BMD Menendez BLD Luján MHD Heinrich CSD Schumer RPR Portman SBD Brown JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe BCD Casey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BHR Hagerty JCR Cornyn TCR Cruz MRR Romney MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell RJR Johnson JMD Manchin SCR Capito
Nay27
TCR Cotton RBD Blumenthal MRR Rubio RSR Scott TDD Duckworth TYR Young RMR Marshall EMD Markey EWD Warren CVD Van Hollen SCR Collins JHR Hawley JTD Tester BSR Sasse CBD Booker CCD Cortez Masto JRD Rosen KGD Gillibrand JMD Merkley RWD Wyden PTR Toomey MBR Blackburn MLR Lee PMD Murray TBD Baldwin CLR Lummis JBR Barrasso
Not Voting4
JMR Moran CHR Hyde-Smith RBR Burr TTR Tillis
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Tommy TubervilleRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARNay
Kyrsten SinemaDAZYea
Mark KellyDAZYea
Alex PadillaDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
John HickenlooperDCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTNay
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Marco RubioRFLNay
Rick ScottRFLNay
Jon OssoffDGAYea
Raphael WarnockDGAYea
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Tammy DuckworthDILNay
Mike BraunRINYea
Todd YoungRINNay
Jerry MoranRKSNot Voting
Roger MarshallRKSNay
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
John KennedyRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMANay
Elizabeth WarrenDMANay
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Chris Van HollenDMDNay
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMENay
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Tina SmithDMNYea
Josh HawleyRMONay
Roy BluntRMOYea
Cindy Hyde-SmithRMSNot Voting
Roger WickerRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTNay
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCNot Voting
Thom TillisRNCNot Voting
John HoevenRNDYea
Kevin CramerRNDYea
Ben SasseRNENay
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Maggie HassanDNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJNay
Ben LujánDNMYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Catherine Cortez MastoDNVNay
Jacky RosenDNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYNay
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORNay
Ron WydenDORNay
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPANay
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bill HagertyRTNYea
Marsha BlackburnRTNNay
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXYea
Mike LeeRUTNay
Mitt RomneyRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWANay
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWINay
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
Cynthia LummisRWYNay
John BarrassoRWYNay
All recorded votes (2)
  • Passage Bill Passed
    Senate · Jan 21, 2021 · “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 335” · Majority Leader: Charles E. Schumer
  • Passage Passed
    House · Jan 21, 2021 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Nancy Pelosi