by ADC | Jul 19, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base, Recruitment
The version of the National Defense Authorization Act being debated this week in the Senate includes language creating an Enlisted Training Corps to encourage community college students to join the military, as Military Times reported. It would work the same as...
by ADC | Jul 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that a House-Senate defense authorization bill will likely have broad support, The Hill reported. The House version passed Friday on a mostly party-line vote because of the addition of some...
by ADC | Jul 18, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Monday robustly backed the Pentagon’s policy to reimburse travel costs for service members or spouses who need to go to another state for reproductive care if their duty station’s state has restrictive...
by ADC | Jul 17, 2023 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, NDAA, On Base
The House passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act Friday on a near party-line vote, a rarity for legislation that usually passes with overwhelmingly bipartisan numbers. All but a few Democrats voted against the bill after Republican amendments...
by ADC | Jul 14, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
Key Democrats said late Thursday they will vote no on the National Defense Authorization Act currently being debated, which may mean the bill will fail. They voiced their opposition after the House adopted a handful of amendments on cultural issues. One would reverse...
by ADC | Jul 13, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The House started debating the basics of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday by working through the committee’s bill and broadly supported amendments. The original plan was to pass the bill by Friday, but the timeline and likelihood of...
by ADC | Jul 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The House Rules Committee set the rules Tuesday night to start floor debate today on the National Defense Authorization Act. The committee’s proposed rule governing debate would make in order 290 amendments that are mostly noncontroversial. But then the House will...
by ADC | Jul 12, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee released its version of the National Defense Authorization Act Tuesday. The committee had approved the bill in a closed-door session June 22 by a vote of 24-1. “As the nation faces a range of evolving threats, this NDAA would...
by ADC | Jul 10, 2023 | Congress/DoD, NDAA, On Base
The House will consider the National Defense Authorization Act on the House floor this week, with days of debate expected over cultural and political issues that might make it tough to pass. The Armed Services Committee cleared the bill 58-1. “Democrats overwhelmingly...
