National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Latest action. An errata sheet on written report No. 117-39 was printed.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2022 and addresses related issues.
For example, the bill
provides or extends procurement authority for certain helicopters and amphibious shipbuilding programs;
requires DOD to establish executive education activities on emerging technologies for certain officers and civilian leaders;
provides statutory authority related to DOD Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories, including direct hire authority with respect to advanced degree holders for positions at such laboratories;
establishes within DOD a working group to develop a plan for creating a digital development infrastructure that supports tools and processes for developing and fielding applications powered by artificial intelligence;
requires DOD core processes, such as acquisition and infrastructure planning, to fully consider and make needed adjustments to account for current and emerging climate and environmental challenges and to ensure climate resilience;
expands Selective Service registration to include women;
requires DOD to track allegations of retaliation against individuals who have made complaints of sexual assault or sexual harassment;
requires DOD to implement certain recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military;
repeals a preference for fixed-price contracts in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement;
prohibits DOD from acquiring personal protective equipment from non-allied foreign nations, with some exceptions;
extends and modifies authorities to assist vetted Syrian groups and individuals, provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and support the activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq; and
extends and modifies the Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate" stage on September 22, 2021. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
An errata sheet on written report No. 117-39 was printed.
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The record's latest action, on September 22, 2021: An errata sheet on written report No. 117-39 was printed.
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In the 117th Congress (2021-22), 362 of the 15,242 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps 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?
John Reed (D-RI) introduced it on September 22, 2021. No cosponsors are recorded.
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 September 22, 2021, 1814 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1814 days ago, on September 22, 2021.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 117th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2023 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateAn errata sheet on written report No. 117-39 was printed.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action