Bill adds rules for removing soldiers from rank-up lists.
H.R. 10710 — Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026 · Filed by Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill limits when the Secretary of Defense can remove a soldier from a rank-up list. A rank-up board picks soldiers first. The Secretary must write down the reason and give the soldier a copy. The soldier gets to respond. A military records board can review the call.
Who it affects
Soldiers are affected because the bill changes how they can be removed from rank-up lists. The public is affected because the bill makes the process more open and fair.
One thing to notice
The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to write down and explain removal calls. Soldiers can challenge them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- rank-up board — A group that picks soldiers to move up to higher ranks.
- Secretary of Defense — The head of the U.S. Department of Defense, who runs the armed forces.
- military records board — A group that reviews armed forces calls to make sure they follow the rules.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,070 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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