To direct the Secretary of Defense to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are at least 18 years old and less than 21 years old to purchase and consume beer and wine at certain locations on military installations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 29, 2010

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who is at least 18 and less than 21 years old may purchase and consume beer and wine from a location on a military installation where such beer and wine is intended to be consumed on-site (including restaurants, enlisted clubs, and morale, welfare, and recreation facilities), if such member presents a valid common access card when making the purchase.

Provides an exception with respect to the purchase of beer and wine at: (1) Army-Air Force Exchange Services and Navy Exchange facilities; (2) shoppettes; and (3) other facilities that sell beer and wine to be consumed off-site.

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Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R–GA

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Armed Services Committee

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Sep 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5958

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Discuss H.R.5958, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Defense to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are at least 18 years old and less than 21 years old to purchase and consume beer and wine at certain locations on military installations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5958

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5958/BILLS-111hr5958ih.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5958

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5958/BILLS-111hr5958ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.5958, 111th Congress: To direct the Secretary of Defense to allow members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are at least 18 years old and less than 21 years old to purchase and consume beer and wine at certain locations on military installations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5958

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2010-07-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5958/BILLS-111hr5958ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:47Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.5958 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.