An effort to slash the Pentagon’s so-called fourth-estate, back-office agencies was weakened but not slain Wednesday at the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of its version of the annual defense policy bill. The panel voted to overrule its own chairman, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, to protect the Defense Department’s Test Resource Management Center, which oversees weapons testing and evaluation. Read more »
A House committee approved the highest military pay raise in nearly a decade, boosts to troop levels across all services and funding for new weapons and equipment as part of a marathon hearing on the next defense policy plan. After more than 14 hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee approved the massive legislation in a nearly unanimous vote of 60-1.The plan still marks an early stage of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which will be debated numerous times again before final approval. Read more »
The House Armed Services Committee conducted its annual slog through hundreds of amendments to come up with a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act starting in the morning of May 9 and continuing past midnight. After 14 hours of debate, the committee reported the $716 billion bill, including 248 amendments, favorably on a 60-1 vote. Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard was the lone holdout. On the IT front, Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) looked to counter the committee chairman's proposal to trim the Pentagon's "fourth estate" -- the defense agencies that provide back office support and services. Read more »
NDAA MARKUP COMPLETE: After 14-and-a-half hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee took a final 60-1 vote at 12:30 a.m. and passed its version of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was the sole “no” vote. The ultramarathon-length hearing included more than 400 amendments and tees up the $717 billion defense policy bill for a coming House floor vote. Read more »
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning easily passed its $716 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2019. The committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed, 60-1, after more than 14 hours of debate. It now moves to the full House for a vote later this month. Read more »
Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-MD) joined fellow Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in voting in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515), which authorizes and sets policy for the Department of Defense. Read more »
Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) has said he’ll offer an amendment to limit the deployment of National Guard troops to assist with security at the U.S.-Mexican border. The Pentagon has approved funding for up to 4,000 National Guard troops to assist with border security at the president’s urging, but some lawmakers oppose the move. Read more »
The House Armed Services Committee conducted its annual slog through hundreds of amendments to come up with a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act starting in the morning of May 9 and continuing past midnight. After 14 hours of debate, the committee reported the $716 billion bill, including 248 amendments, favorably on a 60-1 vote. Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard was the lone holdout. On the IT front, Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) looked to counter the committee chairman's proposal to trim the Pentagon's "fourth estate" -- the defense agencies that provide back office support and services. Read more »
Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement following the President’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran Read more »
Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania’s 100th anniversary of their creation as independent states. Co-sponsors include Representatives Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), John Shimkus (IL-15), Adam Schiff (CA-28), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) Read more »
