To require the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to take into consideration the homeland security contributions and value of military installations when the Commission conducts its review and analysis of the list of military installations recommended for closure or realignment by the Secretary of Defense.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 25, 2005

Directs the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, in conducting its review and analysis of the list of military installations recommended for closure or realignment that the Secretary of Defense submitted to Congress on May 13, 2005, to consider the homeland security contributions and value of each installation included.

Provides that if the Commission completes its review and analysis before the date of enactment of this Act, any closures or realignments already undertaken shall have no further force and effect, and such actions may resume only after the Commission complies with the above requirement.

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Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] · D–NY

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Armed Services Committee

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Jun 28, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
May 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2005
Introduced in House
May 25, 2005
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2641

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2641

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr2641/BILLS-109hr2641ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.2641, 109th Congress: To require the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to take into consideration the homeland security contributions and value of military installations when the Commission conducts its review and analysis of the list of military installations recommended for closure or realignment by the Secretary of Defense.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2641

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-05-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr2641/BILLS-109hr2641ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:28Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.2641, 109th Congress: To require the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to take into consideration the homeland security contributions and value of military installations when the Commission conducts its review and analysis of the list of military installations recommended for closure or realignment by the Secretary of Defense.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2641

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-05-25.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr2641/BILLS-109hr2641ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:28Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.2641 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.