# 117-hr-9279: Smart Act

117-hr-9279, Smart Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9279
- Congress: 117
- Title: Smart Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening the Force and Fleet Through Enlisted Education Act or the Smart Act This bill removes the capacity limit for enlisted members of the Armed Forces to receive graduate-level instruction in a Naval Postgraduate School program. The Department of Defense must brief Congress on the effects of increasing enrollment of enlisted members at the school.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act
- 117-hr-5735: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disaster Relief Flexibility Act
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-9279 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9279)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1085: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1085)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-5735: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Fiscal Recovery, Infrastructure, and Disa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5735)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9279 (as of 2025-11-18).