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S.Res.338, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Passport Month S.Res.339, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the situation in Burma S.Res.340, a resolution recognizing the efforts and contributions of Hispanic scientists
On Passage of the Bill: H.R.1585 as Amended; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Result: Passed (92-3, 5 members not voting, 1/2…
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3058: Kennedy S.Amdt.3058; To provide for certain public-private competition requirements.Result: Agreed to (51-44, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
On Passage of the Bill: H.R.1585 as Amended; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Result: Passed (92-3, 5 members not voting, 1/2…
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3058: Kennedy S.Amdt.3058; To provide for certain public-private competition requirements.Result: Agreed to (51-44, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)Details: [click here]
H.R.1585, the Department of Defense Authorization bill
Summary H.R.3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, would provide $459.3 billion in new discretionary funding for the Department of Defense (DoD), which is $3.5 billion below the President’s budget request, equal to the House, and $43.2 billion above the Fiscal Year 2007 enacted level. The bill also includes $263 million in mandatory spending.…
In recent days, attention has again focused on rising energy costs, including record breaking crude oil prices that have risen above $80 dollars a barrel. The increase in energy prices has refocused attention once again on the vital need to lower energy costs, cut oil consumption, and begin moving our country towards energy independence. Senate…
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after the Senate passed the Department of Defense Authorization bill: “The Defense Authorization bill we passed today makes critical investments to responsibly repair the Armed Forces where our Commander-in-Chief has so badly mismanaged them. As President Bush’s flawed Iraq strategy stretches our military to…
Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today on the floor of the U.S. Senate, urging Senators to sign a letter that calls on Mark P. Mays, CEO of Clear Channel Communications, to publicly repudiate Rush Limbaugh’s characterization of troops who speak out against the Iraq war as “phony soldiers.” Below are…