# 119-hr-6627: Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act

119-hr-6627, Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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- As of: 2026-11-04
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6627
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-04

## Summary

**Expands time for enlisted members to study law under a DoD-funded pathway.** The bill raises the maximum active-duty detail for enlisted personnel who attend law school with Department of Defense funding from eight years to ten years. It also creates two distinct funding paths, one DoD-funded and one non-DoD-funded, and updates statutory cross-references so each path points to the correct eligibility rules.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer law school detail for enlisted: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let some enlisted service members stay on active duty up to 10 years while attending law school. It would apply only when the Secretary of a military department is paying the member’s law-school educational costs under subsection (a)(2). Under current law that DoD-funded…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6627 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6627)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6627 (as of 2026-11-04).