US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizes: (1) the critical importance of the Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces, particularly as a means of preserving combat power during a time of budget austerity; and (2) the dual-status, state-federal National Guard as the foundation of the Operational Reserve and of military manpower. Expresses support for making the Operational Reserve permanent. Repudiates proposals to return the Reserve Components to a diminished or purely strategic role in national security. Affirms the growth of the Operational Reserve as circumstances warrant.

Recognizing 375 years of service of the National Guard and affirming congressional support for a permanent Operational Reserve as a component of the Armed Forces.

Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Rick Berg [R-ND]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Ann Buerkle [R-NY]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Nan Hayworth [R-NY]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Kathleen Hochul [D-NY]
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Robert Schilling [R-IL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Turner [R-NY]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2012-06-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SCR48 (Same As) 2012-06-12 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3983-3984)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/129/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hconres129/BILLS-112hconres129ih.pdf