An Act to provide for the common defense by increasing the strength of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, and for other purposes.
Enacted by
the 80th United States Congress
Effective
June 24, 1948
Citations
Public law
80-759
Statutes at Large
62 Stat. 604, Chapter 625
Codification
Titles amended
50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
U.S.C. sections created
50 U.S.C. Appendix §§ 451-473
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2655 by Robert A. Taft (R–OH), Charles Elston (R–OH)
Passed the Senate on June 9, 1948 (78-10)
Passed the House on June 15, 1948 (329-61, in lieu of H.R. 6401)
Reported by the joint conference committee on June 19, 1948; agreed to by the House on June 19, 1948 (259-136)
Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 24, 1948
United States Supreme Court cases
Rostker v. Goldberg, 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
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