# 114-hr-1864: To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

114-hr-1864, To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1864
- Congress: 114
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
- Introduced: 2015-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) designate a senior DOD official to procure wide band satellite communications necessary to meet DOD requirements, including those for military and commercial satellite communications; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to meet such requirements.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
- 114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1864 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1864)

## Related
- [114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4715)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1594)
- [114-hr-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-985)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1864 (as of 2025-11-18).