Senate Bill
S. 215
Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act
Primary Sponsor
Ted Cruz
Senator
Cosponsors
4
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The MACARTHUR Act requires the Department of the Army to amend the United States Military Academys mission statement to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country. This responds to a 2024 decision to remove the phrase from the mission statement. The bill aims to preserve traditional values and heritage associated with West Point and its graduates, including General Douglas MacArthur who popularized the motto.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act
The MACARTHUR Act requires the Department of the Army to amend the United States Military Academys mission statement to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country. This responds to a 2024 decision to remove the phrase from the mission statement. The bill aims to
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The MACARTHUR Act requires the Department of the Army to amend the United States Military Academys mission statement to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country. This responds to a 2024 decision to remove the phrase from the mission statement. The bill aims to preserve traditional values and heritage associated with West Point and its graduates, including General Douglas MacArthur who popularized the motto.
- Bill Number
- 215
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Introduced
- 1/23/2025
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act
- Bill Number
- 215
- Sponsor
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Status
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced
- 1/23/2025
- Summary
- The MACARTHUR Act requires the Department of the Army to amend the United States Military Academys mission statement to include the phrase Duty, Honor, Country. This responds to a 2024 decision to remove the phrase from the mission statement. The bill aims to preserve traditional values and heritage
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