Legislative and Executive Branch Activity Defense Appropriations Despite the House’s plans to bring the House FY 2014 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 2397) to the floor, the House Rules Committee abruptly ended its session on July 18, to consider a rule governing debate of the measure. Enough Republicans reportedly were unhappy that they would not get … Continue Reading
Legislative Branch Activity National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) The Senate Armed Services Committee filed its bill, S. 1197, on Thursday, June 20. Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-OK) would like to bring the bill to the Senate floor in July, but that remains uncertain at this time. Defense Appropriations Last week, … Continue Reading