Ensure Congress is notified when the Defense Secretary attempts to remove exceptionally qualified military officers from promotion slates and can act to stop those removals.

Chrissy Houlahan · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Ensure Congress receives notice of attempts to remove exceptionally qualified military officers from promotion slates and can take action to stop removals.. Promised outcome: Military promotions are determined by fairness, transparency, and objectivity rather than political allegiance.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Houlahan quote in official House press release on the Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act while serving as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th District.

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“Today, we ensure that at least Congress will know when the Secretary tries to strike exceptionally qualified military officers from promotion slates – and we can take action to stop the removal. Once again, fairness, transparency, and objectivity will determine which officer has earned their next rank, and not their allegiance to the political whims of Secretary Hegseth.”

Houlahan said the legislation would ensure Congress knows about attempted removals of qualified officers from promotion slates and can act to stop them, so promotions are based on fairness, transparency, and objectivity.

Reps. Houlahan, Strickland, Sen. Blumenthal Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Depoliticize Military Promotions | U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan
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