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H.Res. 580: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3966) to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps units at institutions of higher education, to improve the ability of students to participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that institutions of higher education provide military recruiters entry to campuses and access to students that is at least equal in quality and scope to that provided to any other employer.

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H.Res. 580: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3966) to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps units at institutions of higher education, to improve the ability of students to participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that institutions of higher education provide military recruiters entry to campuses and access to students that is at least equal in quality and scope to that provided to any other employer.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-03-29 · Congress · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-03-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 98 (2004): On Ordering the Previous Question, HRES580 (2004-03-30), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3966) to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps units at institutions of higher education, to improve the ability of students to participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that institutions of higher education provide military recruiters entry to campuses and access to students that is at least equal in quality and scope to that provided to any other employer.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3966 (ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004).

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Official text

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3966) to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps units at institutions of higher education, to improve the ability of students to participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that institutions of higher education provide military recruiters entry to campuses and access to students that is at least equal in quality and scope to that provided to any other employer.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Resolution
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Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hres580 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108