3.0.0 4534 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z House HR 2016-02-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 25 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GIBSON:H.R. 4534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'',``to raise and support Armies'', and ``to make Rules for theGovernment and Regulation of the land and naval Forces'' asenumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H775]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-04T20:28:18Z Referred to 2016-02-11T15:00:51Z POSTURE Act of 2016 114 2563 S 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2016-05-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Military personnel and dependents Military readiness National Guard and reserves Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-02-11 Introduced in House 2016-02-22T20:32:14Z Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016 or the POSTURE Act

This bill expresses the sense of Congress that given the uncertain world and the need for trained and ready U.S. land force, the planned drawdown of land forces should be stopped.

The bill sets forth:

  • FY2016 Army, Marine Corps, and Selected Reserve strength levels; and
  • Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force permanent active duty end strength minimum levels.

Any proposal to lower the end strength levels established by this Act must first be approved by Congress through enactment of a law to that effect.

]]> POSTURE Act Display Title POSTURE Act Official Title as Introduced To recognize the importance of the land forces of the United States Armed Forces and to revise the fiscal year 2016 end-strength levels for these Land Forces and specify new permanent active duty end strength minimum levels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POSTURE Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4534ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4534ih.xml 2016-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.