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Return on Investment for Military Occupational Specialties Act

To direct the Secretary of a military department to submit a briefing on promotions for enlisted members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary and in certain military occupational specialties.

Introduced Dec 3, 2025

Latest action (Dec 3, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of each military department to submit a briefing to Congress within 180 days on promotion opportunities for enlisted members in six military occupational specialties: air traffic controller, engineer, intelligence analyst, cyber, linguistics, and public affairs. The briefing must cover the three most recent promotion cycles and include data on whether members can enlist directly into each specialty, whether they receive bonuses, and whether they must change specialties to be promoted. The briefing must provide detailed statistics on promotion eligibility, promotion rates, and average time in grade and service for each specialty, disaggregated by rank. The briefing must also include the Secretary's analysis of any challenges to advancement in each specialty and other relevant information.

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Actions (2)
  1. Dec 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Dec 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Dec 3, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 3, 2025

Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of a military department to submit a briefing on promotions for enlisted members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary and in certain military occupational specialties.

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 “Return on Investment for Military Occupational Specialties Act”.

SEC. 2. BRIEFINGS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Briefing Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on promotions for enlisted members of the Armed Forces—

(1) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; and

(2) with each of the following military occupational specialties:

(A) Air traffic controller.

(B) Engineer.

(C) Intelligence analyst.

(D) Cyber.

(E) Linguistics.

(F) Public affairs.

(b) Elements.—A briefing under this section shall include, with respect to the three most recent promotion cycles, the following elements:

(1) Whether—

(A) an individual may enlist directly into each such military occupational specialty;

(B) a member is eligible for a bonus on the basis of such a military occupational specialty (and, if so, the amount of such bonus); and

(C) a member is required to change such a military occupational specialty in order to receive a promotion to a higher grade.

(2) For members with each such military occupational specialty, disaggregated by grade—

(A) the number of members eligible for promotion to each grade E-6 through E-9;

(B) the number of members described in subparagraph

(A) who received a promotion described in such subparagraph; and

(C) the average time in grade and time in service before receiving such a promotion.

(3) For promotions described in paragraph (2), the selection rate, average time in grade, and time in service, disaggregated by grade.

(4) The analysis of the Secretary of any challenges to advancement for each such military occupational specialty.

(5) Any other information the Secretary determines appropriate. <all>

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