Bill Details
S.95 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced Date
2025-01-15
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
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This bill would stop federal money from being used to close or move the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina. It also would block spending on any planning or other work connected to a possible closure or realignment. In simple terms, the bill is meant to keep Parris Island open and operating as an important Marine Corps training site.
- Congress says Parris Island has been part of the Marine Corps since 1891 and has major historical and cultural importance.
- The bill notes that recruits there train in difficult conditions that have helped prepare Marines for major conflicts for more than a century.
- It states that Parris Island should remain the home of the Marine Corps’ Eastern Recruiting Region.
- The bill also says continued investment is needed so the site can keep serving the country in the future.
Official Summaries
Parris Island Protection Act
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island in South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 95 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 95
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine
Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2025
Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine
Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.
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 ``Parris Island Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris
Island, South Carolina (in this section referred to as ``Parris
Island''), has served the United States as a home to the Marine
Corps since 1891.
(2) Parris Island stands as a site of cultural and
historical significance to the Marine Corps and the fighting
spirit of the United States.
(3) Parris Island offers various and challenging conditions
that have prepared members of the Marine Corps for every major
conflict since World War I.
(4) Parris Island has cultivated a legacy of excellence and
faithful service to the United States.
(5) Parris Island is and shall remain the physical home of
the Eastern Recruiting Region of the Marine Corps.
(6) Continued investments are needed to ensure that Parris
Island continues to serve the United States for years to come.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF CLOSING OR REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS RECRUIT
DEPOT LOCATED AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.
No Federal funds may be used to close or realign Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, or to conduct any
planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.
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