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May 20, 2024 Update
[New information bolded and italicized]There is very little on the House or Senate floors on national security issues, aside from House Republicans’ message amendments on issues such as military assistance to Israel. The two Armed Services and two Appropriations Committees are continuing to hold hearings on the Biden administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget requests. The House Armed Services Committee has released the Chairman’s mark or proposal for the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Authorization bill. Mark up of H.R. 8070 is scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 22. On nuclear weapons issues, the draft House NDAA again prioritizes investments in weapons systems, including the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and the Aegis missile defense system. Unfortunately, that investment in weapons has not been matched by additional investment in disarmament and non-proliferation programs. A full analysis of the draft House NDAA from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is forthcoming after the conclusion of the committee markup process. The House Appropriations Committee announced its markup schedule of the annual spending bills:
Tentative 2024 Congressional Recess ScheduleMay 24–June 3 — Senate and House out of session June 14–25 — House out of session June 21–July 8 — Senate out of session June 28–July 8 — House out of session July 12–22/23 — Senate and House out of session August 1/2–September 9 — Senate and House out of session September 27–November 12 — Senate and House out of session November 22–December 2/3 — Senate and House out of session December 19/20 — Target adjournment |