Impeaching Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Impeaching Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4B6BF0F846D6440DA8FE69D9E79942C4: That Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to...
- Section H5E812AA048A74445862183F4CCB0E0FA: Article 1.—Lloyd James Austin III, in his conduct as Secretary of Defense, has acted contrary to the trust and duty of an Officer of the United States and has...
- Section H137F5504BC8C448BBE6F41319548D37E: Secretary Austin took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, when he was sworn in as...
- Section HC3026F80EF3144D5BA05BE5A16F6CB15: As a result of Secretary Austin’s failure to act, an enemy of the United States was allowed to access and transmit data and images, threatening American...
- Section H4E4E59BF9968423695BEBCB00941FE9B: Secretary Austin showed a dereliction of duty by failing to promptly investigate, disclose, and eliminate a clear and present threat to the United States.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Impeaching Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, Impeaching Lloyd James Austin III, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Rosendale submitted the following resolution; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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