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Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act or the MACARTHUR Act This bill requires the Department of the Army to amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country.”
Action Timeline
2025-01-23
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-01-23
Introduced in House
2025-01-23
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.700 pass?
HR.700 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 29%.
What does HR.700 do?
Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act or the MACARTHUR Act This bill requires the Department of the Army to amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country.”
Who sponsored HR.700?
HR.700 was sponsored by Keith Self (R-Texas).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 700 IH: Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-23 text/xml EN 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. 700 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act or the MACARTHUR Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the principles of Duty, Honor, Country should be— (1) deeply embedded in the ethos of the United States Military Academy; and (2) instilled in each cadet. 3. Modification of united states military academy mission statement Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country .
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