Brief Analysis of Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Conference Report
On March 2, 2017, the House Appropriations Committee released a … Continued
Legislative Analysis
Senator Markey and Rep. Lieu Introduce the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
On January 25, 2017, Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rep. … Continued
Major Differences Between House, Senate, & Conference Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bills
Click here for a PDF version. Additional Resources: Senate Report … Continued
Analysis of House FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2017 Defense … Continued
Major amendments in the Senate to S.2943 Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bill
Major amendments in the Senate to S.2943 Fiscal Year 2017 … Continued
Summary of Senate Version of Fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Bill
On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a … Continued
Cruz Amendment Calls for Expanded Missile Defense
Cruz Amendment Calls for Expanded Missile Defense In the … Continued
Final Action on House Version of FY 2017 Defense Authorization Bill
Yesterday, the House approved the bill by a vote of … Continued
CS Monitor: Board Member Jim Walsh on Congressional Vote to Destroy Iran Deal
“It is nothing less than bizarre that, at the very moment when Iran has followed through on its commitments to reduce its nuclear program, Congress would vote on legislation that could undermine the agreement and leave Iran unconstrained and closer to a nuclear weapon,” says Jim Walsh, an international security expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
Vote Alert: Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act
Approving this bill risks a collapse of the international effort to constrain Iran’s nuclear program and will let Iran off the hook — leaving the U.S. Congress to be blamed.