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H.R. 4935: Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act

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H.R. 4935: Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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.

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Official title

Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act

Plain summary

Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear. A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a service member's unique physiological needs that cannot be met with footwear furnished by DOD.

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Official text

Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4935 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114