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H.R. 3657: To limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

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H.R. 3657: To limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 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 Tactical Air and Land Forces. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

Plain summary

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any Department of Defense (DOD) funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft until: (1) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies that the F-35A aircraft has achieved full operational capability and Block 4A capabilities and that a sufficient number of F-35A aircraft exists in the Air Force inventory to replace the A-10 aircraft in order to meet close air support capability requirements of the combatant commands; and (2) the Comptroller General submits a report that assesses whether each such certification is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed and that identifies any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any such certification.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] · 11 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Austin Scott (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Obligation
A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3657 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113