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S5255Referred to Committee

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-05
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

James Lankford
James Lankford
Republican · OK · Senator
Votes with party: 76.3% (877 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000575

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

4 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-08-05

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • Senate Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-08-05

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