by ADC | Jun 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate moves forward with its fiscal 2020 defense authorization bill Tuesday with lawmakers set to take an evening vote to advance the bill for formal debate, CQ reported Monday. A successful vote on the procedural cloture motion will allow the GOP-led chamber to...
by ADC | Jun 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate is scheduled to start debating its version of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell formally moved to set debate this week after Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2020 defense authorization bill early Thursday morning and advanced it for floor consideration, CQ reported. The Democrat-crafted bill, completed in an unusually contentious 21-hour markup, authorizes $733 billion...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Armed Services Committee authorized language Thursday in its fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act bill that would create a new space force military branch. The measure, offered by Rep. Jim Cooper (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Strategic Forces...
by ADC | Jun 12, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) introduced an amendment Tuesday to the chamber’s fiscal 2020 defense policy bill that would increase the fiscal 2020 defense topline to $750 billion, The Hill reported. The House version of next...