House Democrats on July 13 voted to add an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual military spending bill, to identify “neo-Nazis” in the military and law enforcement. The NDAA amendment was sponsored by Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and instructs the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Department of Defense (DOD) to…
House Democrats Pass Measure to Identify ‘Neo-Nazis’ in Military, Law Enforcement
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Chip Roy Blasts Senate GOP-Backed Efforts to ‘Forcibly Conscript Our Daughters’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) in a June 16 letter blasted legislative efforts to include women in the draft after several Senate Republicans voted in favor of a measure that would do just that. In the letter, exclusively obtained by The Epoch Times, Roy called for the removal of a Senate-approved provision of the National Defense…
Biden Signs $768 Billion Defense Spending Bill Into Law
December 27, 2021
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President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a nearly $770 billion defense bill, setting policy for the Pentagon on a number of areas, the White House announced. The sweeping National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022 authorizes a 5 percent increase ($25 billion) in military spending from last year and includes a 2.7…
Senate Passes Legislation to Prevent Dishonorable Discharges for Unvaccinated Servicemembers
The Senate has passed a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would forbid the Department of Defense from dishonorably discharging members of the military whose only offense was refusing the vaccine. The bill rider to the larger NDAA package was put forward by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to “prevent Joe Biden from…
Final Defense Bill Cuts Some Provisions Aimed at Countering China
December 8, 2021
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News Analysis The House passed a bipartisan compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2022 (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill, on Dec. 7. The bill includes many provisions aimed at countering the Chinese regime but excluded or watered down several other China-related items from earlier drafts. In all, the bill would authorize…
Rubio Fights for NDAA Amendment Banning Uyghur-Made Imports
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is standing firm in support of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ban imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long been imprisoning and torturing ethnic Uyghur Muslims in forced labor camps. The amendment, offered by Rubio, comes amid a larger…
Rubio Stalls Vote on Defense Bill Over Amendment to Ban Products From China’s Xinjiang
December 2, 2021
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) late Wednesday blocked a quick deal for votes on an amendment deal for an annual defense policy bill, over his proposed legislation that would hold the Chinese regime accountable for its human rights abuses. Rubio had proposed for an amendment to be included in the the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal…
Senate Advances Defense Bill After Dispute Over US–China Competition Bill
November 18, 2021
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The Senate on Wednesday advanced its annual defense policy bill after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) dropped efforts to merge it with legislation to boost U.S. technology competitiveness with China and semiconductor manufacturing. Late on Wednesday, the Senate voted 84–15 to advance debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, which could begin as soon…
Schumer Pushes to Include Microchip Bill in NDAA
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is making a push to include provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would increase U.S. microchip production amid persistent chip shortages around the world. Slowed business activity during the height of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic caused a backlog of demand for chips to…
Senate Panel Votes to Require Women to Register for Draft
July 23, 2021
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After a lengthy closed-door review of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2022, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved language in the bill that would require young women to register for the draft. According to a summary the NDAA released Thursday, it highlights the change, saying the new bill is amending “the Military…
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