# 117-hr-8804: Air Force Rated Officer Retention Program Act

117-hr-8804, Air Force Rated Officer Retention Program Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8804
- Congress: 117
- Title: Air Force Rated Officer Retention Program Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-09-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Air Force Rated Officer Retention Program Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish and carry out a demonstration program within the Department of the Air Force to assess and improve retention on active duty in the Air Force of rated officers, excluding those officers with a reserve appointment in the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve whose continued service on active duty would be in the best interest of the Department of the Air Force and who have not more than three years and not less than one year remaining on a specified active duty service obligation.

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- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
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- 117-hr-521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8804 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8804)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-521: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-521)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8804 (as of 2025-11-18).