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GENERAL Act

To amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide notice to the congressional defense committees of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of general or flag officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Latest action (Sep 30, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security

Summary
  • Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify congressional defense committees within 15 days of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of any general officer or flag officer.
  • Requires the notification to include the rationale for the action, including whether it was related to conduct, performance, policy disagreements, or other factors.
  • Requires the notification to include a summary of the decision-making process and any consultations with the Secretary of the military department concerned.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Steven Horsford’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $53,900
  • KKR & CO INC. $42,700
  • BLACKSTONE $36,300
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $26,400
  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $19,800

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Steven Horsford → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to provide notice to the congressional defense committees of the involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of general or flag officers, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Government Evaluation, Notification, and Explanation of Reassignments and Accountability with Leadership Act” or the “GENERAL Act”.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT PROCEDURES.

Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 1568. Notice of involuntary reassignment, separation, or retirement of general or flag officers “Not later than 15 days after a general officer or flag officer is involuntarily reassigned, separated, or retired, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification containing—

“(1) the rationale for the reassignment, separation, or retirement, including whether the reassignment, separation, or retirement was related to conduct, performance, policy disagreements, or other factors; and

“(2) a summary of the process followed in reaching the decision to involuntarily reassign, separate, or retire the officer, including any consultations with the Secretary of the military department concerned.”. <all>

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