by John Isaacs Dear House Member: On Thursday, May 14 and Friday May 15, the House is expected to consider a number of amendments related to nuclear weapons issues as it considers the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill. The Pentagon and Department of Energy have launched an ambitious program to modernize all three […]
Key Amendments To Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill in the House
By John Isaacs Note: This list of amendments has been submitted to the House Rules Committee. It will not be clear which amendments will be approved by the House leadership through the Rules Committee for House floor consideration until late Wednesday, May 13. NUCLEAR WEAPONS AMENDMENTS Polis (D-Colo.) amendment No. 248 reducing that amount authorized […]
Council: Front and Center – May 9
In this week’s edition: Iran bill passes in the Senate, House shows support for diplomacy, Kerry makes nuclear strides at this year’s NPT RevCon, and the latest on the NDAA.
Iran Bill Passes Senate – House Shows Support for Diplomacy
May 7th proved to be the pivotal day for the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, which the Senate passed by a98-1 vote; Sen. Cotton (R- Ark.) was the lone dissenter and Sen. Boxer (D- Calif.) was absent.
Summary of Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act As Reported by House Armed Services
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS BUDGET: Authorizes a huge $38 billion expansion of the Overseas Contingency Operations account for base budget items such as operations and maintenance. The fund would now total $96 billion, including $89.2 billion for the Pentagon.
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