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H.R. 3996: Save our Military Shopping Benefits Act

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H.R. 3996: Save our Military Shopping Benefits Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-02-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · 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.
  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

Save our Military Shopping Benefits Act

Plain summary

Save our Military Shopping Benefits Act - Prohibits, until January 1, 2017, the Secretary of Defense (DOD) from: (1) closing any commissary or exchange store located within the United States, or (2) developing or implementing any plan that would result in the closure of all commissaries in the United States as part of a cost-saving effort. Defines "close" to include any action that has the effect of: (1) reducing the operating hours or size of a commissary or exchange store below FY2014 levels, or (2) changing the location of such a store. Excepts a change in the size or location of such a store if the Secretary determines that the change is required for upgrading or modifying an existing structure for safety or health reasons.

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

Save our Military Shopping Benefits Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · 16 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Jason Smith (R-MO), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3996 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113