H.R. 4534: POSTURE Act
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H.R. 4534: POSTURE Act
114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- 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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Official title
POSTURE Act
Plain summary
Protecting Our Security Through Utilizing Right-Sized End-Strength Act of 2016 or the POSTURE Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that given the uncertain world and the need for trained and ready U.S. land force, the planned drawdown of land forces should be stopped. The bill sets forth: FY2016 Army, Marine Corps, and Selected Reserve strength levels; and Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force permanent active duty end strength minimum levels. Any proposal to lower the end strength levels established by this Act must first be approved by Congress through enactment of a law to that effect.
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Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · 54 cosponsors
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Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Austin Scott (R-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), John R. Carter (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Andy Barr (R-KY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4534.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114