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May 14, 2015

CLW Vote Alert – FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act

The following was sent up to House staffers regarding the upcoming vote on the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill.

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis, Vote Alerts

May 14, 2015

Letter on key nuclear-weapons related amendments to House defense bill

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 […]

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

May 11, 2015

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 […]

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

May 6, 2015

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.

Posted in: Blog, Legislative Analysis

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