H.R. 3159: Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007

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H.R. 3159: Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-07-24 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 31, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007 - Prohibits any unit of the regular Armed Forces from being deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is equal to or longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment. Expresses the sense of Congress that the optimal minimum period between such deployments should be equal to or longer than twice the period of the most recent previous deployment. Prohibits any unit of the reserves from being deployed for such Operation unless the period between the most recent previous deployment and a subsequent deployment is at least three times longer than the period of the most recent previous deployment. Expresses the sense of Congress that units of the reserves should not be mobilized continuously for more than one year, and that the optimal minimum period between such deployments should be five years. Provides exceptions from deployment requirements with respect to: (1) special operations forces; and (2) units needed to assist in the redeployment of members from Iraq to another operational requirement or back to their home stations. Authorizes the: (1) President to waive deployment requirements if the President certifies to Congress within 30 days that the deployment is necessary to meet U.S. national security interests; and (2) chief of staff of the military department concerned to waive such requirements with respect to a member who has voluntarily requested mobilization.

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Sponsor: Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] · 22 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3159, Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007 (2007-07-31); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3159, Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007 (2007-07-31)

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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA)

Recorded votes

• House roll call 795 (2007): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR3159 (2007-08-02): Failed
• House roll call 796 (2007): On Passage, HR3159 (2007-08-02): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr3159.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3159 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110