- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6312. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PRODUCTION OF 155MM ARTILLERY AMMUNITION.
(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) production of 155mm artillery ammunition at a minimum
rate of at least 100,000 rounds per month should be a
national priority;
(2) the production rate described in paragraph (1) should
be sustained or increased over the next five years in order
to—
(A) fully meet all Army and Marine Corps annual training
requirements;
(B) fully restore stocks that were diverted to Ukraine;
(C) rebuild war reserve inventories for both the Army and
the Marine Corps to fully meet Secretary of Defense planning
guidance and associated inventory and war reserve levels;
(D) modernize the stockpile with the best performing
weapons; and
(E) regain world leadership through foreign military sales
of United States ammunition that not only generates United
States jobs but also ensures wartime interoperability with
our allies; and
(3) the Department of Army should be commended for its
aggressive and comprehensive leadership and response to 155mm
artillery production issues since 2022.
(b) Use of Funds.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act or appropriated by section 20004 of the Act entitled
“An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II
of H. Con. Res. 14”, approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-
21; 139 Stat. 115) (commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful
Bill Act”) shall be used to—
(1) sustain or increase the monthly production rate of
155mm artillery ammunition with the goal of achieving the
Army's 100,000-round monthly minimum goal as quickly as
possible; and
(2) maintain or increase the monthly production rate in
each ongoing 155mm artillery production contract that was in
effect on the date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60)
annually until Secretary of Defense planning guidance and
associated inventory and war reserve objectives for 155mm
artillery ammunition are achieved.