HOUSE 2500116th CongressRead twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Last Action: 8/11/2020

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2020-08-11Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
2019-09-10Received in the Senate.
2019-07-12The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2500.
2019-07-12The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-12Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-12On passage Passed by recorded vote: 220 - 197 (Roll no. 473).
2019-07-12Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 220 - 197 (Roll no. 473).
2019-07-12On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 204 - 212 (Roll no. 472).
2019-07-12The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-07-12Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thornberry motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add the following new titles to the bill: Increase in Funding for Operation and Maintenance, Increase in Funding for Military Personnel, and Increase in Basic Pay.
2019-07-12Mr. Thornberry moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR H5760-5762)
2019-07-12The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-07-12The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2500.
2019-07-12The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2019-07-12Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5750-5764)

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-07-12 (53)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

This bill authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.

The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for

Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement;
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation;
Operation and Maintenance;
Working Capital Funds;
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction;
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities;
the Defense Inspector General;
the Defense Health Program;
the Armed Forces Retirement Home;
Overseas Contingency Operations; and
Military Construction.

The bill authorizes the FY2020 personnel strengths for active duty and reserve forces and sets forth policies regarding

military personnel;
acquisition policy and management;
international programs;
National Guard and Reserve Forces facilities;
compensation and other personnel benefits;
health care;
DOD organization and management;
civilian personnel matters;
matters relating to foreign nations; and
strategic programs, cyber, and intelligence matters.

The bill authorizes appropriations for base realignment and closure activities, and maritime matters.

The bill also authorizes appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Energy national security programs, including the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

The bill sets forth policies for

North Korea nuclear sanctions,
paid family leave for federal personnel,
limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting,
defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations,
matters relating to Burma,
Saudi Arabia human rights and accountability,
measures to combat illicit trafficking that finances Al-Shabaab,
sanctions with respect to foreign traffickers of illicit synthetic opioids, and
a Cable Security Fleet to meet national security requirements.

Cosponsors (1)

WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX)

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