Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding tables in Division D, Title XLI, of this Act.
Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits any funds authorized or made available for FY2015 for aircraft procurement, Army, for the modernization of the communications intelligence subsystem of airborne reconnaissance low aircraft from being obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army submits to the House Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services and the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services (congressional defense committees) a report that: (1) specifies which such subsystem will be used to modernize such aircraft, (2) explains how such subsystem was selected, (3) identifies the alternatives to such subsystem that the Secretary considered during such selection, and (4) details how such subsystem will be integrated into the signals intelligence modernization plan of the Army.
(Sec. 112) Requires the Secretary, not later than March 15, 2015, to submit to the congressional defense committees a prioritized plan for modernizing the entire fleet of UH-60A aircraft of the Army National Guard. Requires such plan to set forth: (1) a detailed time line for the modernization of the entire fleet of UH-60A aircraft; (2) the number of UH-60L, UH-60L Digital, and UH-60M aircraft that the Army National Guard will possess upon completion of such modernization plan; and (3) the yearly cost associated with such modernization plan.
Subtitle C: Navy Programs - (Sec. 121) Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for not more than five years, beginning with FY2015, for the procurement of Tomahawk block IV missiles, pending submission to Congress of the written certification of the Secretary of Defense not later than 45 days prior to entering into the multiyear contract.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 5, 2014: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 113th Congress (2013-14), 296 of the 9,091 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.3 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HOWARD MCKEON (R-CA) introduced it on April 9, 2014, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 9, 2014, 4537 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 4480 days ago, on June 5, 2014.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 113th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2015 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers