H.Res. 451: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-30 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: members of the U.S. Armed Forces should not be punished for standing up to child rapists, putting the interests of Afghan rapists ahead of American war heroes is a national disgrace, the Americans who should be punished are those who created the policy that encourages members of the Armed Forces to ignore child rape, and the Department of Defense should order Sergeant First Class Charles Martland's reinstatement in the Army.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · 52 cosponsors

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Brian Babin (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Austin Scott (R-GA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] reported raising $932,898 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres451.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres451 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114