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HR1214Referred to Committee

To require the name of military installation under jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-11
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Keith Self
Keith Self
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 84.8% (541 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S001224

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2025-02-11

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

This bill would officially designate a military installation in Fayetteville, North Carolina that falls under Army control as "Fort Bragg." The measure affects how the base is officially named and recognized by the federal government.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

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Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1214 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1214 To require the name of military installation under jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2025 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the name of military installation under jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. NAME OF MILITARY INSTALLATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF SECRETARY OF THE ARMY LOCATED IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. (a) In General.--The military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as ``Fort Bragg''. Any reference to such military installation in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to Fort Bragg. (b) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the term ``military installation'' has the meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. <all>
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