Bill > HR4935

Introduced Session

Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear. A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a service member's unique physiological needs that cannot be met with footwear furnished by DOD.

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Niki Tsongas (D)*,  Katherine Clark (D),  Frank Guinta (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Bruce Poliquin (R), 

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (on 04/13/2016)

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