[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7356 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7356
To require Members of Congress who advocate for providing military
support for Ukraine to enlist in the Armed Forces and to serve on
active duty in support of a contingency operation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2024
Mrs. Luna (for herself and Ms. Greene of Georgia) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House
Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To require Members of Congress who advocate for providing military
support for Ukraine to enlist in the Armed Forces and to serve on
active duty in support of a contingency operation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senators Can Help Underpin Military
Engagement and Readiness Act'' or the ``SCHUMER Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ADVOCATING FOR MILITARY SUPPORT
FOR UKRAINE TO ENLIST IN ARMED FORCES AND SERVE ON ACTIVE
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
(a) Requirement.--If a Member of Congress advocates for providing
military support for Ukraine, the Member--
(1) shall enlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard; and
(2) shall be assigned for not fewer than 6 months to active
duty in support of a contingency operation.
(b) Member of Congress Defined.--In this Act, the term ``Member of
Congress'' means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(c) Contingency Operation Defined.--In this Act, the term
``contingency operation'' means a military operation that--
(1) is designated by the Secretary of Defense as an
operation in which members of the Armed Forces are or may
become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities
against an enemy of the United States or against an opposing
military force; or
(2) results in the call or order to, or retention on,
active duty of members of the uniformed services under section
688, 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, 12305, or 12406 of title
10, United States Code, chapter 13 of such title, section 3713
of title 14, United States Code, or any other provision of law
during a war or during a national emergency declared by the
President or Congress.
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