H.R. 6736House118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023

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The Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023 aims to fix the delay in promotions for senior military officers caused by the Senate’s suspension of confirmation authority. It applies to officers at the O‑7 rank or higher whose nominations were placed on the Senate calendar between Dec. 5 and Dec. 31, 2023. The bill makes their promotions effective retroactively, giving them back‑dated pay, allowances, benefits, and seniority.

Key Provisions

For eligible senior officers (O‑7 or higher) whose confirmations were delayed, the Secretary of Defense must grant retroactive pay, allowances, and benefits as if the promotion had taken effect on the designated date.
The seniority date for these officers is set to the later of (i) 30 days after their nomination was placed on the Senate’s Executive Calendar, or (ii) the date they would have been appointed if the confirmation suspension had not occurred.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

December 13, 2023

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Introduced in House

December 13, 2023

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Services Committee

December 13, 2023

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 13, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 6736

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 13, 2023

Mr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023.

Sense of Congress

Congress holds the men and women who defend the United States in the highest esteem.

Retroactive effective date of promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces that were delayed as a result of suspension of Senate confirmation

(a)

In general

In the case of an individual confirmed, during the period beginning on December 5, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to a grade or rank in the Armed Forces associated with pay grade O–7 or higher and whose confirmation was delayed as a result of the suspension of the provision of advice and consent by the Senate to appointments to such grades and ranks that began in February 2023—

(1)

the Secretary of Defense shall provide the individual, retroactive to the date described in subsection (b)—

(A)

pay and allowances at the rates or in the amounts payable for the pay grade associated with the appointment of the individual; and

(B)

the benefits to which an individual in the grade or rank associated with the appointment is entitled; and

(2)

the date described in subsection (b) shall be the date used for determining the seniority of the individual in the grade or rank associated with the appointment.

(b)

Date described

The date described in this subsection is, with respect to an individual described in subsection (a), the date that is the later of—

(1)

the date that is 30 days after the date on which the nomination of the individual was placed on the Executive Calendar of the Senate; or

(2)

the date on which the individual would have been appointed but for the suspension of the provision of advice and consent described in subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).