July 16, 2024

Senate Armed Services Committee Passes Manchin, Rounds Military Personnel Confirmation And Restoration Act

Charleston, WV – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), applauded the Committee’s passage of their Military Personnel Confirmation and Restoration Act, which was included as part of the Committee version of the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This bipartisan legislation would provide back pay for military officers whose promotions were delayed in the Senate and would make an adjustment to the affected servicemembers’ time in grade and other administrative fixes. 

“I’m proud our bipartisan Military Personnel Confirmation and Restoration Act has been included in the FY25 Senate NDAA,” said Senator Manchin. “This important legislation will provide well-earned retroactive promotion dates and back pay for our nation’s senior military officers after many promotions were blocked for months. These men and women are true American heroes and we have a responsibility in Congress to make them whole. I will continue doing everything in my power to ensure the passage of our bill to compensate our troops and strengthen America’s national security.”

“I am pleased that the Military Personnel Confirmation and Restoration Act is included in our Armed Services Committee version of the FY25 Senate NDAA,” said Senator Rounds. “These nominations for our military members were initially held up due to policy differences. Though their promotions and nominations are no longer stalled, many military officers spent much of 2023 waiting on positions they had earned through exemplary service to our country, often in combat zones, over the last two decades. This legislation would make certain they and their families receive the benefits they missed out on for several months.”