James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Latest action. Placed on Senate legislative calendarThe list of measures reported out of committee and eligible for floor action. Being on the calendar is not a promise of a vote.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.
For example, the bill
authorizes the procurement of various items, including Ship-to-Shore Connector craft and replenishment oiler ships;
limits or prohibits the retirement or reduction of certain weapons systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and certain aircraft;
reduces inventory requirements for certain air refueling aircraft;
requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the efforts to modernize the propulsion systems of the F-35 aircraft;
requires DOD to conduct a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel;
prescribes end strengths for the branches of the Armed Forces;
expands Selective Service registration requirements, which currently apply only to qualifying male citizens, to cover all qualifying citizens;
prohibits inducting any person into the Armed Forces under certain authorities without an act of Congress;
requires the Army to establish sex-neutral fitness standards for combat military occupational specialties that are higher than those for noncombat specialties;
requires DOD to reissue and update certain instructions relating to the confidentiality of servicemembers receiving mental health care;
establishes regional centers of excellence for providing military specialty care;
requires DOD to develop and issue implementing guidance for risk management for DOD pharmaceutical materiel supply chains;
extends the authorities for certain activities in Iraq and Syria, including assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; and
prohibits using funds authorized by this bill for DOD participation in Saudi Arabia's offensive operations against the Houthis in Yemen unless specifically authorized by statute.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate" stage on July 18, 2022. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
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 July 18, 2022: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
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 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?
John Reed (D-RI) introduced it on July 18, 2022. 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 July 18, 2022, 1515 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 1515 days ago, on July 18, 2022.
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.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers