On July 21, 2021, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved S. 2792, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, by a vote of 23-3. On September 23, 2021, the House passed H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, by a vote of 316-113. Despite multiple attempts to bring a number of amendments and the […]
Senate Appropriations Committee Version of FY 2022 Defense Appropriations Bill
Legislative Status The bill is in draft form from the Senate Appropriations Committee. It has not gone through Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, full Appropriations Committee or the Senate floor. It is not clear how far the bill will move through the legislative process. It could go directly to conference with the House version of the bill, which has cleared defense […]
Summary: Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2792)
as reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee (Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY22 Request; numbers may not add due to rounding) Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) Allocation FY21 Enacted FY22 Request SASC Authorization DoD Discretionary Base $635.5 billion $715 billion $740.3 billion DoE Discretionary Base $26.6 billion $27.9 […]
Summary: Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4350) as Passed
As passed by the House of Representatives (Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY22 Request) Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) Allocation FY21 Enacted FY22 Request HASC Authorization DoD Discretionary Base $635.5 billion $715 billion $739.5 billion DoE Discretionary Base $26.6 billion $27.9 billion $28.2 billion Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)* $69 billion […]
Biden’s nuclear agenda in trouble as Pentagon hawks attack
Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in a POLITICO article about the recent ouster of Biden ally Leonor Tomero, who questioned the status quo on nuclear weapons. “Department of Defense insiders wanted nothing to do with anyone who wanted to carry forth Joe Biden’s views on nuclear modernization,” said former Rep. John Tierney, executive director […]
