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| introducedin = [[United States Senate|Senate]] | | introducedin = [[United States Senate|Senate]] | ||
| introducedbill = {{USBill|80|S.|758}} | | introducedbill = {{USBill|80|S.|758}} | ||
| introducedby = [[John Chandler Gurney|Chan Gurney]] ( | | introducedby = [[John Chandler Gurney|Chan Gurney]] (R–[[South Dakota|SD]]) | ||
| introduceddate = March 3, 1947 | | introduceddate = March 3, 1947 | ||
| signedpresident = [[Harry S. Truman]] | | signedpresident = [[Harry S. Truman]] | ||
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When Congress convened, it had preemptively restructured in favor of unification. Due to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, in the 80th Congress the Military and Naval Affairs Committees had been combined into unified Armed Services Committees in both the House and Senate.<ref name="USMCDU4447" /> | When Congress convened, it had preemptively restructured in favor of unification. Due to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, in the 80th Congress the Military and Naval Affairs Committees had been combined into unified Armed Services Committees in both the House and Senate.<ref name="USMCDU4447" /> | ||
On February 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman sent a bill proposal to Congress detailing the creation of a "National Defense Establishment".<ref name=":10">{{cite news |title=Text of the President's Proposal for a National Defense Establishment, as Sent to Congress |id={{ProQuest|107802651}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/02/28/archives/text-of-the-presidents-proposal-for-a-national-defense.html |work=The New York Times |date=28 February 1947 }}</ref> Representative [[Clare Hoffman|Clare E. Hoffman]] ( | On February 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman sent a bill proposal to Congress detailing the creation of a "National Defense Establishment".<ref name=":10">{{cite news |title=Text of the President's Proposal for a National Defense Establishment, as Sent to Congress |id={{ProQuest|107802651}} |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1947/02/28/archives/text-of-the-presidents-proposal-for-a-national-defense.html |work=The New York Times |date=28 February 1947 }}</ref> Representative [[Clare Hoffman|Clare E. Hoffman]] (R-[[Michigan|MI]]) introduced the bill as H.R. 2319 to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] on February 28, 1947; it was then referred to the [[United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform|Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments]].<ref name=":4">Congressional Quarterly, Inc. (1948). Unification of armed services. In ''Congressional quarterly almanac'' (v. 3, pp. 53–56). Congressional Quarterly, inc.</ref> | ||
Senator [[John Chandler Gurney|Chan Gurney]] (R-[[South Dakota|SD]]) introduced the bill to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] as S. 758 on March 3, 1947.<ref name=":4" /> Due to conflict over which committee the bill was to be referred to, as well as the focus the Senate had on the legislative budget at the time, the bill was not able to be introduced in the Senate sooner.<ref name=":4" /> | Senator [[John Chandler Gurney|Chan Gurney]] (R-[[South Dakota|SD]]) introduced the bill to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] as S. 758 on March 3, 1947.<ref name=":4" /> Due to conflict over which committee the bill was to be referred to, as well as the focus the Senate had on the legislative budget at the time, the bill was not able to be introduced in the Senate sooner.<ref name=":4" /> | ||