S. 2226 · 118th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Introduced on Jul 11, 2023 by Jack Reed (D-RI). Latest action (Jul 27, 2023): Senate ordered measure printed as passed.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 11, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Africa
  • Air quality
  • Alliances
  • Appropriations
  • Architect of the Capitol
  • Architecture
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Asia
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Athletes
  • Australia
  • Aviation and airports
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Budget process
  • Building construction
  • Burma
  • Business expenses
  • Business investment and capital
  • Business records
  • California
  • Canada
  • Cancer
  • Caribbean area
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Child health
  • China
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coast guard
  • Collective security
  • Colorado
  • Commemorative events and holidays
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crimes against children
  • Cuba
  • Defense spending
  • Dental care
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of State
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  • Digestive and metabolic diseases
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  • Higher education
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  • Home and outpatient care
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  • Housing and community development funding
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  • Iran
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  • Kansas
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  • Latin America
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  • Libya
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  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Marshall Islands
  • Maryland
  • Medical education
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  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Mental health
  • Metals
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Middle East
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Military civil functions
  • Military education and training
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military history
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  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Military readiness
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  • Missouri
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  • Motor fuels
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  • National Guard and reserves
  • National symbols
  • Natural disasters
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  • Neurological disorders
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • New York State
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  • North Dakota
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  • Nuclear weapons
  • Oceania
  • Oil and gas
  • Oregon
  • Organization of American States
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  • Palau
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  • Performance measurement
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  • Physical fitness and lifestyle
  • Poland
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  • Prescription drugs
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  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
  • Rule of law and government transparency
  • Russia
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  • Self-employed
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  • Small business
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  • Somalia
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  • Space flight and exploration
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  • Ukraine
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  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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  • Veterans' pensions and compensation
  • Violent crime
  • Virginia
  • Visas and passports

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jack ReedD-RISponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On the Cloture Motion
    Jul 18, 2023· Senate· Cloture· Cloture Motion Agreed to 72–25
  2. On the Amendment
    Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 96–2
  3. On the Amendment
    Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 65–28
  4. On the Amendment
    Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 16–83
  5. On the Amendment
    Jul 19, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 39–60
  6. On the Amendment
    Jul 20, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 85–14
  7. On the Amendment
    Jul 20, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 13–71
  8. On the Amendment
    Jul 25, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 91–6
  9. On the Amendment
    Jul 25, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 91–7
  10. On the Amendment
    Jul 26, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 95–2
  11. On the Amendment
    Jul 26, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 46–53
  12. On the Amendment
    Jul 26, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 51–48
  13. On the Amendment
    Jul 26, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 20–78
  14. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 96–3
  15. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 11–88
  16. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 50–49
  17. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 51–47
  18. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 94–4
  19. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 61–37
  20. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 96–2
  21. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 86–11
  22. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Rejected 55–42
  23. On the Amendment
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Amendments· Amendment Agreed to 94–3
  24. On Passage of the Bill
    Jul 27, 2023· Senate· Passage· Bill Passed 86–11

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 7, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  2. Mar 9, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  3. Mar 14, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 7.
  4. Mar 15, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 6.
  5. Mar 16, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  6. Mar 23, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  7. Mar 28, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  8. Mar 28, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Seapower. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 2.
  9. Mar 30, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  10. Apr 18, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  11. Apr 18, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Airland. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 4.
  12. Apr 18, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 7.
  13. Apr 19, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 3.
  14. Apr 20, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  15. Apr 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  16. Apr 26, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Airland. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 4.
  17. Apr 27, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  18. May 2, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 1.
  19. May 2, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 7.
  20. May 9, 2023 · SenateSubcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-625, pt. 7.
  21. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in Senate
  22. Jul 11, 2023Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reed. Without written report.
  23. Jul 11, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reed. Without written report.
  24. Jul 11, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 119.
  25. Jul 12, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2337)
  26. Jul 12, 2023By Senator Reed from Committee on Armed Services filed written report. Report No. 118-58.
  27. Jul 12, 2023 · SenateBy Senator Reed from Committee on Armed Services filed written report. Report No. 118-58.
  28. Jul 13, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (CR S2449)
  29. Jul 13, 2023 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2449)
  30. Jul 18, 2023 · SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 25. Record Vote Number: 188. (CR S2977)Senate · Roll call 188
  31. Jul 18, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S2977)
  32. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S3129)
  33. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
  34. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S3129-3144)
  35. Jul 20, 2023 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3444-3451)
  36. Jul 25, 2023 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3503-3517)
  37. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3563-3580, S3585-3609)
  38. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
  39. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3713-3729)
  40. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateCloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
  41. Jul 27, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate under the order of 7/27/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 212.Senate · Roll call 212
  42. Jul 27, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate under the order of 7/27/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11. Record Vote Number: 212.Senate · Roll call 212
  43. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateSenate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2670 as an amendment.
  44. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateSee also H.R. 2670.
  45. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateIndefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
  46. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateSenate ordered measure printed as passed.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC.15 reports
    $370K reported (all issues)
  2. BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  3. DEFI EDUCATION FUND10 reports
    $680K reported (all issues)
  4. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION10 reports
    $13.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$13.3B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Equinix, Inc.9 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EQUINIX, INC.$16.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. MICROSOFT CORPORATION9 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. T-Mobile USA, Inc.9 reports
    $23.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: T-MOBILE USA, INC.$32.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE8 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  9. RTX CORPORATION8 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RTX CORPORATION$3.9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION7 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.$29.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL6 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  12. American Investment Council f/k/a PEGCC6 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  13. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC6 reports
    $930K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.6 reports
    $112.9M reported (all issues)
  15. Nuview6 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  16. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  17. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $29.9M reported (all issues)
  18. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.AI match · 98%
  19. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)5 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  20. American Public Transportation Association5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  21. BMO FINANCIAL CORP5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  22. Babel Street, Inc.5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BABEL STREET, INC.$409.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Decommissioning Plant Coalition5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  24. Defense Maritime Solutions Inc. f/k/a Wartsila Defense, Inc.5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DEFENSE MARITIME SOLUTIONS, INC.$18.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  26. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  27. IFB Solutions5 reports
    $45K reported (all issues)
  28. JOINT BALTIC AMERICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.5 reports
  29. KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LL5 reports
    $10.5M reported (all issues)
  30. Lugert-Altus Irrigation District5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  31. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  32. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION5 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  33. National Fraternal Order of Police5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  34. Ocean Conservancy5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  35. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL5 reports
    $7.5M reported (all issues)
  36. PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL5 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  37. Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  38. STERICYCLE, INC.5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: STERICYCLE INC$1.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. Solvay America LLC, a member of the Syensqo Group5 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  40. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)5 reports
    $3M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.