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H.R. 335To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

2 recorded actions249 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Adam Smith [D-WA-09]
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Armed Services Committee
Latest action: Jan 22, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-1.

IntroducedJan 15, 2021
Passed the HouseJan 21, 2021
Passed the SenateJan 21, 2021
Sent to the PresidentJan 21, 2021
Became lawJan 22, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 335 as public Law on Jan 22, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 21, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 21, 2021

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Senate Jan 21, 2021 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces

Bill Passed

69 Yea 27 Nay 4 not voting

Crossed both parties 27 of 96 voting members broke with their own party: 14 Democrats, 13 Republicans.

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Democratic48 members

Independent2 members

Republican50 members

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All recent votes 117th CongressHouse and Senate

H.R. 335To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

2 recorded actions249 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Adam Smith [D-WA-09]
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Armed Services Committee
Latest action: Jan 22, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-1.

IntroducedJan 15, 2021
Passed the HouseJan 21, 2021
Passed the SenateJan 21, 2021
Sent to the PresidentJan 21, 2021
Became lawJan 22, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 335 as public Law on Jan 22, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 3352 roll calls on this measure

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Jan 21, 2021Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 21, 2021

How every member votedSenate roll call 4

Senate Jan 21, 2021 · the primary vote

On Passage of the Bill

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces

Bill Passed

69 Yea 27 Nay 4 not voting

Crossed both parties 27 of 96 voting members broke with their own party: 14 Democrats, 13 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic48 members

Independent2 members

Republican50 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Who lobbied on H.R. 3351 organization

Organizations that named H.R. 335 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATIONfiled by CALFEE STRATEGIC SOLUTIONSIts PAC: American Seniors Housing Association

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021Filing

1 disclosure names this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.