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H.R. 6471: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the employment of an additional instructor for units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled.

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H.R. 6471: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the employment of an additional instructor for units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the employment of an additional instructor for units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned, if more than 15% of the qualified students at a secondary educational institution are enrolled in its Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit and the institution has fewer than three program instructors, to detail additional active-duty officers and employ additional retired members of the Armed Forces to serve as an instructor. Requires the Secretary concerned to cover the entire cost of employment of any additional instructors.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the employment of an additional instructor for units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps in which a large percentage of the student population is enrolled.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT-5] reported raising $14.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6471 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112