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22. But the bill DOES do something important!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 05:33 PM

Dec 2022

It gives a promotion!

To General Ulysses S. Grant.

It gives him his Fifth General Officer Star-

I’m not kidding.

Section 583.

I just wanted to make a note of something I found in the new National Defense Bill about to be voted on in Congress. It is 4,408 pages long.

You might want to note special provisions in section 583 of the bill.

Section 583 authorizes the PROMOTION of General Ulysses S. Grant S. US Army, to the rank of FIVE-Star General of the Army.

for real.

In the 2023 Unites States National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA Defense Bill.)

“Sec. 583. Posthumous appointment of Ulysses S. Grant to grade of General of the Armies of the United States.”

https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-117HR7776EAS-RCP117-70.pdf

Now, don’t you feel better?

#Legislativenerd-I-read-the-bills

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Yup BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #10

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Yep! Rebl2 Dec 2022 #29

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This! SledDriver Dec 2022 #18

Truth. Owl Dec 2022 #31

Yup. Magoo48 Dec 2022 #38

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The anti-vaxxers win this? WTF. Our military needs to be as disease resistent as we can get them. Evolve Dammit Dec 2022 #21

But the bill DOES do something important! James48 Dec 2022 #22

I am sure that item was worth the $858 Billion by itself. former9thward Dec 2022 #37

To clarify, it doesn't promote Grant to a 5-star general. It authorizes the President to promote 24601 Dec 2022 #39

Idiocracy Lives! Xoan Dec 2022 #24

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Maybe he was real, maybe not. former9thward Dec 2022 #36

The very reason Curtis Dec 2022 #28

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