by ADC | Jun 17, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is stepping down from his leadership position in January. Axios reported late last week that McConnell wants to chair the Appropriations Committee if Republicans regain the majority. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is the...
by ADC | Jun 14, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee approved an $833 billion defense spending bill for next fiscal year. It includes the 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted troops the House is set to include in its version of the defense authorization bill. The spending bill passed on...
by ADC | Jun 14, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
DOD’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is hosting a webinar June 26 on sexual assault prevention. It’s geared toward state and local leaders to provide them “best practices to expand integrated prevention initiatives, improve climate and culture, support reforming...
by ADC | Jun 13, 2024 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
House Republicans agreed to a package of amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that Democrats say include conservative “poison pills” that threaten the bipartisan support for the bill, which passed out of committee by a vote of 57 to 1. The House Rules...
by ADC | Jun 10, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The House is advancing drafts of the defense policy bill and defense spending bill that would essentially block the Air Force’s proposal to move Air National Guard units that work on space missions into the Space Force, as Stars and Stripes reported. The National...
by ADC | Jun 7, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
The House is expected to consider the National Defense Authorization Act next week. The Rules Committee, which sets the terms of floor debate, will meet Tuesday to consider more than 1,300 amendments lawmakers have filed on the bill. “Members of the House’s right...
by ADC | Jun 5, 2024 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee will mark up its version of the fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill today during a closed hearing. The subcommittee Tuesday released the bill and a summary. Here are some of the highlights: 5% basic pay raise for all...
by ADC | Jun 4, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
The House is expected this week to consider its appropriations bill for military construction and Veterans Affairs, which the Appropriations Committee passed two weeks ago with only Republican votes. The White House said Monday that President Biden would veto the bill...
by ADC | Jun 3, 2024 | Congress/DoD, On Base
Lawmakers return to D.C. today following a Memorial Day recess, with several hearings focused on defense spending and veterans. The Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee is holding a closed hearing Tuesday morning to review the administration’s budget request for...
