Quarterly Newsletter from Council for a Livable World. In the Spring 2015 Edition: Iran Talks Breakthrough, a 2016 Elections Forecast, How Our Work on Nuclear Terrorism Informs Congress, and Budgeting for a Better World.
Summary of FY2016 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water Bill
Analysis of the nuclear weapons and non-proliferation spending in the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.
Completed Legislative Action in Congress – 2015
On January 27, Senators Kirk (R-Ill.) and Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced a new Iran sanctions bill, an updated version of S.1881 introduced last year with 59 Senate sponsors. The bill (S.269) would impose sanctions if a long-term deal has not been reached. On January 29, the Senate Banking Committee approved the “Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015,” S.269, by a vote of 18-4.
Summary of FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act as reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee
On May 14, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 22-4 to report the National Defense Authorization bill authorizing $611.9 billion in defense spending.
Council: Front and Center – May 23
In this week’s edition: slush fund beats out African defense spending, our new online look, nuclear launchers in the Crimea, and Drinan Awards tickets on sale!
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