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10 U.S.C. § 822

Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial

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10 U.S.C. § 822, Art. 22. Who may convene general courts-martial, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/432804
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General courts-martial may be convened by—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 99-433(H.R. 3622)1986-10-01
    Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-163(H.R. 1815)2006-01-06
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    House: 374–41Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-328(S. 2943)2016-12-23
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
    House: 375–34Senate: 92–7
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 117-81(S. 1605)2021-12-27
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    House: 363–70Senate: no recorded tally