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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 9795- 9822; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 203-204; H. Con. Res. 114; and H. Res. 1443-1445 were introduced.
Value Over Cost Act: H.R. 1118, amended, to amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 252;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “To amend title 41, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, and for other purposes.”. Page H4706 Recess: The House recessed at 8:10 p.m. and reconvened at 8:31 p.m.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027: The House considered H.R. 8800, 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. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 22nd.
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consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-33 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill.
Rogers (AL) en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755): Strong (No. 10) that inserts the text of the TRUST Act; Ogles (No. 11) that requires DOD to not enter contracts with providers that provide advance disclosure of cyber security vulnerabilities to entities based in countries of concern; Houchin (No. 13) that requires drivetrain systems for Army advanced combat tracked vehicles to be sourced from U.S. firms, unless U.S. drivetrain manufacturers receive substantially equal competitive access in the relevant foreign market; Wilson (SC) (No. 16) that establishes a Classroom Safe Haven Force Protection Pilot Program; Luna (No. 21) that requires the Secretary of Defense to designate Department of Defense activities, support, and operations at the southwest land border as a named operation within 180 days of enactment; Luna (No. 23) that requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that no political appointee of the Department of Defense is subordinate to any career civilian employee of the Department; Ogles (No. 24) that expresses the sense of Congress that DOW participation in international defense exhibitions should be conditioned on the full participation of Israeli companies and the absence of discriminatory restrictions targeting Israel; Gottheimer (No. 25) that requires the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State to use every opportunity at NATO forums/forums with Major Non-NATO Allies to ensure that member countries do not enforce ICC warrants against one another's militaries; Luttrell (No. 29) codifying Executive Order No. 14401, titled “Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness”, into law; Norman (No. 31) that terminates any pilot program authorized by the Act no later than two years after enactment, unless the provision authorizing the program specifies an earlier termination date; Norman (No. 32) that requires the cost of any project funded with financial support from the Department of Defense to disclose the cost to taxpayers; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 33) that authorizes Federal grants and cooperative agreements to support the operation and maintenance of National Guard facilities necessary for organizing, training, and equipping the National Guard for both State and Federal missions; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 35) that establishes a United States-Poland Military Space Cooperation Program to strengthen bilateral cooperation in support of military space operations, resilience, and preparedness; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 36) that extends and modernizes the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative by authorizing unmanned systems experimentation, improving funding flexibility, and extending the program through 2031; Austin Scott (GA) (No. 37) that raises the funding limit for the Regional Defense Fellowship Program from $35 million to $50 million to expand defense education, regional expertise, and partner-nation engagement opportunities; Arrington (No. 38) that requires the Department of War to submit a report that identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks arising from acquisitions of land near U.S. military installations from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and foreign terrorist organizations; Mace (No. 39) that increases line 9 (PE 0602204F) of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force account for aerospace sensors by $4.3 million for compact semiconductor based fast neutron detectors. Offset by decreasing the same amount allocated to Aircraft Procurement Navy, Line 28, F-18 Series; Mace (No. 40) that increases line 9 (PE 0602204F) of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force account for aerospace sensors by $8.5 million for ultra-high temperature thermal coatings for hypersonic vehicles. Offset by decreasing the same amount allocated to Aircraft Procurement Navy, Line 28, F-18 Series; Griffith (No. 41) that amends Section 1021(b) of the FY12 NDAA to limit the authority of the U.S. military to indefinitely detain individuals pursuant to the 2001 AUMF, to exclude American citizens from being subject to detention; Evans (CO) (No. 42) that increases funding amount for Rotary Wing Aviation Lift Upgrade Enhancement and offsets from Aviation Assets (O&M), Army by $12M; Patronis (No. 43) that exempts military housing from National Historic Preservation Act requirements to expedite necessary repairs that protect families and to reduce project maintenance costs, which by the Army's own estimates are three times as expensive for historic homes; Cloud (No. 45) that requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out an operational pilot program under the Hybrid Space Architecture initiative to evaluate the use of commercially available orbital data center services and
space and joint mission requirements; Amo (No. 46) that authorizes APEX Accelerators to assist small businesses in acquiring procurement contracts for defense articles for AUKUS; Arrington (No. 47) that requires U.S. Special Operations Command to carry out a pilot program to provide anonymous nonmedical counseling services to members of the special operations forces and families of such members using a novel anonymous telehealth platform; Barragan (No. 48) that directs the Department of Defense to assess geothermal energy potential at military installations and identify locations where geothermal resources could enhance energy resilience; Barrett (No. 49) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an action plan to Congress for advancing the deployment of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X; Baumgartner (No. 50) that increases funding by $5 million for Defense-wide RDTE to accelerate the manufacturing of advanced reactive materials used to enhance the lethality of munitions; Begich (No. 51) that authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to convey approximately 50 acres of land at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to the Municipality of Anchorage, contingent on an independent appraisal and a determination that the parcel is excess to base needs, in accordance with the North Anchorage Land Agreement among the State of Alaska, the Municipality, and Eklutna, Incorporated; Begich (No. 52) that strengthens cyber incident reporting requirements for operationally critical DoD contractors by adding a mandatory 72-hour reporting deadline for the discovery of any hardware, software, or firmware manufactured by or linked to Chinese entities within covered networks, in addition to existing requirements to report cyber incidents; Begich (No. 53) that adds a three-year annual reporting requirement to the Berry Amendment seafood provision, directing the Secretary of Defense to report on the volume and origin of seafood procured by commissaries and exchanges, disaggregated by domestic and foreign source, and the steps taken to maximize domestic sourcing; Begich (No. 54) that requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to brief Congress within 90 days on the feasibility of letting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) fast- track their existing suppliers into DoD procurement systems, with a focus on improving readiness, reducing red tape, and preventing counterfeit parts in military aircraft ground support equipment; Begich (No. 55) that directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, to submit a report within 180 days assessing the feasibility of establishing common certification standards across NAVAIR and NAVSEA supply chains; Begich (No. 56) that directs the Secretary of Defense, acting through the MDA, to report on DoD's strategy for developing resilient and distributed missile defense sensing architectures, covering current infrastructure vulnerabilities, modular and transportable sensing capabilities, open systems approaches, scalable radar integration, and acquisition barriers, and authorizes the use of appropriated funds to initiate pilot efforts implementing the report's recommendations; Bergman (No. 57) that amends Rest and Recuperation Absence to provide Service members stationed at designated overseas locations greater flexibility in how they utilize authorized rest and recuperation (R&R) leave earned through tour extensions; Bergman (No. 58) that increases funding amount for Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology and offsets from Ship Depot Operations Support (O&M), Navy by $7M; Bergman (No. 59) that increases funding amount for Ground Technology and offsets from Ship Depot Operations Support (O&M), Navy by $10M; Bergman (No. 60) that increases funding amount for Rapid Prototyping Program and offsets from Ship Depot Operations Support (O&M), Navy by $4.9M; Bergman (No. 61) that allows for tuition assistance to be used to pay for institution fees and allows the SECDEF to increase the per- semester-hour cap to $350; Biggs (AZ) (No. 62) that modifies the Mining Schools Act to tighten the definition of mining schools; Biggs (AZ) (No. 63) that requires the Department of Defense to perform an audit; Biggs (No. 64) (SC) that calls for a study exploring the feasibility of allowing departments and agencies to have critical mineral purchasing and reselling capabilities for the purpose of reducing the bureaucratic burden and increasing the speed of purchasing minerals for projects within those departments and agencies; Biggs (SC) (No. 65) that specifies phased inventory benchmarks for com- bat coded fighter aircraft; Biggs (SC) (No. 66) that requires the Secretary of War to establish a pilot program evaluating the use of secure, commercially available digital faith-based platforms to enhance the spiritual fitness, mental health, and operational readiness of servicemembers and their families; Boebert (No. 67) that prohibits the acquisition, procurement, or lease of non-tactical electric vehicles containing any component produced by child and slave labor; Boebert (No. 68) that requires the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days of passage of the NDAA, to present a comprehensive plan for securing all United States military bases against drone-based threats; Boebert (No. 69) that requires the DoD to report on institutions of higher education that have received DoD funding and hosted a Confucius Institute; Boebert (No. 70) that requires the Secretary of the Air Force, within 60
fighter recapitalization for the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard; Buchanan (No. 71) that requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the threat of artificial intelligence- powered attacks, scams, and fraud to U.S. military installations, operations, and personnel; Buchanan (No. 72) that requires the Department of the Navy and the Marine Corps to strengthen tactical vehicle risk management by establishing clearly defined responsibilities for vehicle commanders and implementing standardized procedures that enable first-line supervisors to identify, assess and mitigate operational risks during training and mission execution; Buchanan (No. 73) that directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to provide certain members of the Armed Forces with continuous glucose monitoring technology; Buchanan (No. 74) that requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a report on the implementation of the Go for Green (G4G) nutrition program at military dining facilities; Buchanan (No. 75) that requires the Department of the Army to submit a report on whether operational units have sufficient personnel, resources and organizational capacity to effectively implement ground-safety programs related to tactical vehicle operations; Buchanan (No. 76) that directs the Department of Defense to inventory legacy semiconductor dependencies in major weapon programs and submit a plan to eliminate reliance on foreign single- source suppliers; Buchanan (No. 77) that directs the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy to begin and complete an assessment of their installation-wide food programs according to the recommendation; of GAO-24-106155 within 180 days of the enactment of this act; Buchanan (No. 78) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report within one year of enactment to the congressional defense committees on progress made by each military department, to reduce training-related accidents, fatalities, and serious injuries; Buchanan (No. 79) that requires the Department of Defense to identify best practices for nutrition, fitness, and chronic disease prevention programs across the services and share successful models department- wide; Buchanan (No. 80) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress assessing how military personnel use wearable devices for health, fitness, readiness, training, recovery, and operational purposes, including during deployments and combat; Burlison (No. 81) a sense of Congress regarding award of the Medal of Honor to Gregory McManus for acts of valor; Calvert (No. 82) that requires the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to commission an independent review of Department of Defense financial management execution benchmarks, including their origin, methodology, authoritative basis, and traceability to Department-wide policy or guidance; Cammack (No. 83) that requires the Department of Defense to expand coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice regarding efforts to target fentanyl and precursor chemicals; Cammack (No. 84) that requires the Department of Defense to develop and submit a strategy for identifying, assessing, and countering foreign malign influence activities conducted in the cognitive domain by foreign adversaries; Cammack (No. 85) that requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a component- level assessment of the Department of Defense's reliance on Chinese- sourced materials in munitions, microelectronics, and energy storage systems; Cammack (No. 86) that requires the Secretary of Defense to prioritize partnerships with institutions of higher education conducting research in hypersonics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence when carrying out research, development, test, and evaluation activities; Cammack (No. 87) that requires the Secretary of Defense to assess vulnerabilities in military medical supply chains, including the Department's reliance on sources located in China for active pharmaceutical ingredients and medical devices; Cammack (No. 88) that requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct an assessment of the risks posed by foreign adversary-controlled digital platforms to operational security, force protection, military personnel, and military installations, and directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress identifying those risks, including threats related to data collection, foreign influence operations, and propaganda activities, along with recommendations to mitigate them; Cammack (No. 89) that requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, to develop a strategy for the adoption, fielding, integration, and scaling of artificial intelligence technologies across the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base, and directs the Secretary to submit that strategy to Congress, including barriers to adoption, workforce and infrastructure requirements, opportunities for collaboration with industry and academia, and recommendations to improve deployment of artificial intelligence technologies; Cammack (No. 90) that requires the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to ensure continuity of care for pregnant and postpartum servicemembers and military spouses during a permanent change of station, including coordination between military treatment facilities, timely transfer of medical records, assignment of a
obstetric, postpartum, and behavioral health services, and directs the Secretary to report to Congress on implementation of those procedures; Cammack (No. 91) that requires the Comptroller General to conduct an audit of the extent to which entities owned, controlled by, affiliated with, or subject to the influence of the Chinese Communist Party participate in Department of Defense contracts and supply chains, and directs the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress identifying areas of exposure, associated risks to military readiness and national security, known ties to the People's Liberation Army or Chinese state-owned enterprises, and recommendations to reduce identified risks; Cammack (No. 92) that requires the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with FEMA, to submit an annual report identifying National Guard equipment shortfalls in each state and assessing how those gaps affect disaster response capabilities, including hurricane response; Carbajal (No. 93) that requires any cut flowers or greens purchased by the Department of Defense for display be grown domestically; Carey (No. 94) that requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use of intergovernmental support agreements for military installations funded by a working- capital fund; Carson (No. 95) that requires DoD to report on the impact and transition of research funded through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, including research with potential for use in the Military Health System, operational medicine, or clinical practice; Carson (No. 96) that amends Sec. 1524(g) to require DoD to make publicly available an unclassified summary of each semiannual report on its policy for autonomous and AI-enabled systems, to the maximum extent practicable; Carter (GA) (No. 97) that prohibits the Secretary of Defense awarding an eligible telecommunications contract to an entity if the Secretary determines that the entity is subject to foreign ownership, control, jurisdiction, or legal obligations that could require disclosure of Department of Defense information or Department of Defense network operational data to a foreign government; Carter (LA) (No. 98) that prohibits DoD/DoW procurement and commissary sales of seafood originating or processed in China; Casar (No. 99) that requires a GAO study assessing the child care programs that exist across the Department of Defense including: Child Development Centers, Family Child Care, Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood, and Child Care in Your Home; Case (No. 100) that requires the Space Force to assess the security, physical, cyber, and geopolitical vulnerabilities of commercially owned and operated satellite ground-based nodes located within the Indo-Pacific; Case (No. 101) that counters People's Republic of China influence and activities in the Freely Associated States; Case (No. 102) that requires a study on the potential benefits of establishing a Strategic Infrastructure Partnership Initiative to assist INDOPACOM in identifying, developing and implementing dual-use infrastructure projects; Cisneros (No. 103) that requires the Department of Defense to establish an early release notification system for victims of sexual assault through the UCMJ; and Cleaver (No. 104) that increases funding to the Combat and Operational Medicine Program, R&D research by $5 million for alpha-gal syndrome research. Offsets $5 million from Combat and Operational Medicine Program, R&D Advanced Development; Pages H4970-87
Boebert amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that strikes section 518, relating to the pilot program on modernization of drug testing using voice-based risk assessment technology to identify servicemembers for drug testing (by a recorded vote of 265 ayes to 161 noes with one answering “present”, Roll No. 258);
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Hunt amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that amends the NDAA to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 260);
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Crank amendment (No. 17 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that establishes a presumption of approval for qualified DoD servicemembers and civilian employees seeking authorization from their facility commander to carry personal firearms on military installations (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 265);
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Mace amendment (No. 19 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that prohibits gender related medical care under TRICARE (by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 267); and Pages H5003-05, H5016-17
Mace amendment (No. 20 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that prohibits male participation in female sports at DoDEA schools (by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 268).
Boebert amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to strike section 1213 relating to the deadline for the Afghanistan War Commission's final report, and maintains the
361 noes, Roll No. 255); Pages H4967-68, H5008-09
Boebert amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to strike section 521 and replaces it with a prohibition on foreign nationals attending the United States Military Academies (by a recorded vote of 61 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 256);
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Boebert amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to strike section 524, which removes the existing statutory limit on the number of cadets who may receive alternative service obligations to pursue professional athletic careers, thereby preserving the current cap (by a recorded vote of 65 ayes to 359 noes, Roll No. 257); Pages H4969-70, H5009-10
Hunt amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to amend the NDAA to ensure that no court may issue injunctions that impair military readiness, military fuel supply, or defense- related logistical support (by a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 259); Pages H4987-91, H5011
Gallagher amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to open up a study to be conducted to explore mechanisms by which federal authority can preempt or otherwise mitigate state actions that effectively undermine domestic refining capacity critical to national defense (by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 261); Pages H4993-94, H5012-13
Carter (GA) amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to preempt state and local laws that impose requirements different from federal standards on certain defense-related recycling, disposal, and materials recovery activities (by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 262); Pages H4995-96, H5013
Crane amendment (No. 14 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to prohibit the Department of Defense from using taxpayer funds to cover the costs of foreign military personnel participating in bilateral or multilateral military exercises conducted with the United States (by a recorded vote of 61 ayes to 365 noes, Roll No. 263);
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Crane amendment (No. 15 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to prohibit funds for Ukraine Security Assistance except for U.S. embassy security in Ukraine (by a recorded vote of 76 ayes to 350 noes, Roll No. 264); Pages H4997-99, H5015-16
Boebert amendment (No. 18 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to codify Executive Order 14183 implement a ban on transgender service members by requiring all personnel to serve in accordance with their biological sex, citing military readiness and discipline (by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 266); and
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McDowell amendment (No. 26 printed in part A of H. Rept. 119-755) that sought to authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a school choice pilot program for members of the Armed Forces (by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 269). Pages H5006-07, H5026-27
H. Res. 1438, the rule providing for consideration, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 14 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 254, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 253. Pages H4698-H4705, H4706-07 Main Street Capital Access Act: The House passed H.R. 6955, to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, by a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 155 nays with one answering “present”, Roll No. 271.
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on Financial Services, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 270. Pages H5018-19
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-35 shall be considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill. Pages H4707-22
H. Res. 1438, the rule providing for consideration, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 254, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 253. Pages H4698-H4705, H4706-07 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027: The House passed H.R. 9770, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 272.
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H. Res. 1438, the rule providing for consideration, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 254, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 253. Pages H4698-H4705, H4706-07 Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow, July 22nd.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on pages H5000-01. Quorum Calls_Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and sixteen recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4705-06, H4706-07, H4707, H5008-09, H5009, H5009-10, H5010-11, H5011, H5011-12, H5012-13, H5013, H5013-14, H5014-15, H5015, H5015-16, H5016-17, H5017, H5017-18, H5018-19, H5019, and H5019-20. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:28 p.m.