S 2226 Considered in Senate

FY 2024 NDAA – 7-26-23

Yesterday, the Senate continued their consideration of S 2226, the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Four amendments were considered (one passed and three failed), none of which were of particular interest here. An agreement was reached to continue consideration today with a vote scheduled for Warnock Amendment No. 199, again not of particular interest here.

Amendments Considered

Adopted

• Warnock Amendment No. 199, would add a new Division, Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers. Passed by a vote of 95 to 2.

Rejected

• Cruz Amendment No. 421, would add a new section in Title V, Remedies for Members of the Armed Forces Discharged or Subject to Adverse Action Under the Covid–19 Vaccine Mandate. Failed by a vote of 46 to 53.

• Wicker Amendment No. 1055, would add a new §1240A. Office of the Lead Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. Failed by a vote of 51 to 48 (60 vote minimum).

• Paul Amendment No. 438, would add a new §12xx. Ukraine Aid Oversight. Failed by a vote of 20 to 78.

New Amendments

Thirteen new amendments were proposed yesterday, SA 1059 thru 1072. Amendments of potential interest here include:

• SA 1053, would add a new Division, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024,

• SA 1059, would add a new §823. Prohibition on the Purchase of Commercial Off-The-Shelf Information Technology Items Involving Entities Owned or Controlled by People’s Republic of China