U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5343: Military Leadership Removal Transparency Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
A bill to require congressional notification of the relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers.
What the bill says
To require congressional notification of the relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL To require congressional notification of the relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Leadership Removal Transparency Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Congressional notification of relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers Chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: SECTION 606. Notification of relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers (a) Covered officer defined In this section, the term covered officer means an officer serving in the grade of general, admiral, lieutenant general, or vice admiral in-- (1) a position of importance and responsibility under section 601 of this title; or (2) any other position designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section. (b) Notice required Not later than 5 days after the relief, removal, reassignment, resignation, retirement, request for retirement, or other separation from position of a covered officer before the expected completion of service in that position, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives written notice of such action. (c) Early departure For purposes of this section, a covered officer shall be considered to separate from a …
Sponsors
- Slotkin, Elissa (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB5343?
- SB5343 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Military Leadership Removal Transparency Act of 2026.
- What does SB5343 do?
- In its own words: To require congressional notification of the relief or early departure of certain general and flag officers.
- What is the status of SB5343?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5343?
- Slotkin, Elissa (D).
- Where is the official record for SB5343?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5343
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