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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-22 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-1. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-01-22 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2021-01-21 | Vote | Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed (under the order of 1/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative) without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 27. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S86-87) | Senate |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 326 - 78 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H210) | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 335. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H209-219) | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-21 | Floor | ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. McGovern asked for unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider H.R. 335 in the House if called up by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee; that all points of order against consideration of the bill be waived; that the bill be considered as read; that all points of order against provisions in the bill be waiverd; and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees; and (2) one motion to recommit. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-15 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. | House floor actions |
| 2021-01-15 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |