The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 6972

Sponsored by Jennifer A Kiggans (R)

Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act

Would have required acting agency heads on the National Security Council to report medical incapacity within 24 hours.

Tradeoff

Would have required notice within 24 hours when a national security agency head is medically incapacitated. Would have required a report within 72 hours if no notice was sent.

What's in it

See official bill text

Would not affect direct spending or revenues; CBO has not estimated effects on discretionary spending subject to .

The bill mainly requires agencies to send notifications about incapacitated leaders, so its impact is on administrative notice procedures rather than on a federal program with a dollar price tag.

H.R. 6972, Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act · Dec 2024

The House passed this bill by on May 6, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 11, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Jan 11, 2024)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 41 - 0(Feb 6, 2024)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 6, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(May 7, 2024)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Nov 20, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-305.