H.R. 335 · 117th Congress · enacted
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.
Became Public Law No: 117-1.
Latest official action 2021-01-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
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.
Congressional Research Service · 2021-01-22
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Politicians behind the bill
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$12,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $12,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AMENTUM PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPUGET SOUND ENERGY INC. PAC FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$9,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$7,500
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$7,500
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$6,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$6,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$5,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$5,000
Adam Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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