# 119-s-215: Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act

119-s-215, Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-215
- Congress: 119
- Title: Maintaining Academy Culture and Assuring Retention of Tradition, Honor, and Unity of the Republic Act (MACARTHUR) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Duty, Honor, Country** is the core phrase this bill would require to be added to the United States Military Academy's mission statement. It would also express a Sense of Congress that those principles should be deeply embedded in the academy's ethos and instilled in each cadet, and it would direct the Secretary of the Army to amend the mission statement within 30 days of enactment.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Add motto to Military Academy mission: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary of the Army to add the phrase "Duty, Honor, Country" to the United States Military Academy mission statement. The change would have to happen within 30 days after enactment. The bill would also express a non-binding Sense of Congress urging that tho…

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## Sources
- [119-s-215 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/215)

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- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-215 (as of 2025-12-21).