Shelby applauds Senate passage of defense funding
The conference report passed the Senate by a vote of 84 to 13. It authorizes a total of $740.5 billion for national defense priorities.
NDAA
House passes National Defense Authorization Act
The NDAA includes an amendment authorizing the construction of an additional ship by Austal USA in Mobile.
Palmer and Sewell vote for NDAA
The bill authorizes $732 billion in discretionary spending for national defense.
Mike Rogers will be most powerful Republican in the House on national defense
Rogers currently serves as the ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Sewell named a conferee to Defense Authorization Act conference committee
This will be the second year that Sewell has been selected as an NDAA conferee.
Shelby applauds Senate passage of the NDAA
Alabama’s senior U.S. senator, Richard Shelby, said Thursday that he was proud of his colleagues in the Senate for passing the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86 to 14. “Senate passage of this important national security measure is a vital step in providing for our men and women in uniform,” Shelby … Continued
Jones bill aimed at bringing jobs back from China included in Senate NDAA
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, said Tuesday that the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act will include a bipartisan proposal he sponsored last month to incentivize investments in American semiconductor manufacturing businesses instead of Chinese-owned companies. The provision was approved in the Senate on Tuesday in a 96 to 4 vote as an amendment to the Senate … Continued
Byrne praises House passage of NDAA authorizing additional Austal ship
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the William “Mac” Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 by a vote of 295 to 125. Congressman Bradley Byrne is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which passed an earlier version of the NDAA on July 1, 2020, by a vote of … Continued
Brooks votes against NDAA after Democrats alter the bill
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Tuesday voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, the appropriations bill that funds the military. The Fiscal Year 2021 NDAA passed the House 295 to 125 — and not along party lines. 187 Democrats voted yes while 43 voted against, and 108 Republicans voted yes while 81 voted no. Brooks … Continued
Jones says Alabama is “in very dangerous territory” with the coronavirus
“We are still in very dangerous territory,” Jones said. “We are in the middle of this first wave, not in a second wave.”