Military procurement, research, weapons development

HRES 492: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the engrossment of H.R. 1.

This resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make several corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

Specifically, the corrections strike provisions from the bill that

make a conforming amendment to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act;
reauthorize, and extend funding for, the Department of Agriculture’s biobased markets program (i.e., BioPreferred Program) through FY2031;
provide funding to the Department of Defense (DOD) for various intelligence-related activities and equipment, including enhancements to military intelligence programs;
provide funding to DOD for exportable low-cost cruise missiles;
provide funding for DOD to convert Ohio-class submarine tubes to accept additional missiles;
specify that revisions to a land use plan may not prevent or delay the Department of the Interior from leasing certain federal land for oil and natural gas development;
nullify the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN that was published on January 31, 2023;
reinstate certain hardrock mineral leases in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota;
increase the penalty for aiding and abetting the understatement of tax liability with respect to the employee retention tax credit (ERTC) by a COVID-ERTC promoter and make other changes related to the ERTC; and
specify that provisions in the bill regarding certain Department of Health and Human Services regulations also apply to successor regulations.

Sponsors

Jodey Arrington (R) TX

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Department of Health and Human Services, Energy assistance for the poor and aged, House of Representatives, Income tax deductions, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Land use and conservation, Legislative rules and procedure, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Mining, Minnesota, Oil and gas

HR 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy and the Maritime Administration. It also authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and modifies the defense acquisition system to expedite delivery of capabilities to the Armed Forces.

Among other elements, the bill

authorizes the acquisition or modification of various military items (e.g., aircraft) and sets policy for certain procurement programs;
authorizes research, development, test, and evaluation and sets policy for such activities;
sets active component and reserve component end-strength levels;
sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;
sets policy regarding acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and small businesses;
sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel;
sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber activities, cyber workforce and training, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence matters; and
authorizes the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, defense environmental cleanup, nuclear energy, and other defense activities.

For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see

Sponsors

Mike Rogers (R) AL

Cosponsors

Adam Smith (D) WA

Introduced on
Monday, June 9th, 2025

Subjects
Accounting and auditing, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Alabama, Alaska, Alliances, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Appropriations, Arab-Israeli relations, Architecture, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Art, artists, authorship, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses, Atmospheric science and weather, Australia, Aviation and airports, Computers and information technology, Department of Defense, Employment and training programs, Executive agency funding and structure, Government studies and investigations, Industrial policy and productivity, Licensing and registrations, Manufacturing, Military education and training, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Public contracts and procurement, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization

S 853: INNOVATE Act

Sponsors

Joni Ernst (R) IA

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025

Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Asia, China, Congressional oversight, Economic performance and conditions, Espionage and treason, Government information and archives, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government studies and investigations, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Performance measurement, Product development and innovation, Public contracts and procurement, Small business, Subversive activities, Technology transfer and commercialization, U.S. and foreign investments

S 693: DHS Better Ballistic Body Armor Act

Sponsors

Gary Peters (D) MI

Cosponsors

Katie Britt (R) AL

Introduced on
Monday, February 24th, 2025

Subjects
Congressional oversight, Government information and archives, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

S 406: Ensuring Naval Readiness Act

Sponsors

Mike Lee (R) UT

Cosponsors

John Curtis (R) UT

Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Subjects
Alliances, Asia, China, Collective security, Congressional oversight, Europe, Foreign property, Marine and inland water transportation, Military procurement, research, weapons development

S 435: IRONDOME Act of 2025

Increasing Response Options and Deterrence of Missile Engagements Act of 2025 or the IRONDOME Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and other entities to take specified actions to support U.S. missile defense capabilities, particularly with respect to the U.S. homeland.

DOD must submit to Congress a multi-year phased plan to transfer operations and sustainment responsibility for missile defense from the Missile Defense Agency to the appropriate military departments to allow the Missile Defense Agency to focus on research, development, and prototyping and testing.

Additionally, among other elements, the bill requires

the United States Northern Command and the Space Development Agency within DOD to use a specified acquisition process to conduct rapid testing and development of certain drone and satellite systems;
each commander of a combatant command to include the missile defense interceptor and sensor requirements of the command in annual budget requests;
DOD to use all authorities available to accelerate the development, production, and modernization of various defense systems and technology, including certain space-based interceptors; and
the Department of the Army to procure and field airships in support of the missile defense of the U.S. homeland from drones and ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

On January 27, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled The Iron Dome for America. The order directs DOD to develop plans for a next-generation missile defense shield to protect the U.S. homeland from ballistic, hypersonic, and advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks.

Sponsors

Dan Sullivan (R) AK

Cosponsors

Kevin Cramer (R) ND

Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Alaska, Aviation and airports, Congressional oversight, Department of Defense, Hawaii, Military facilities and property, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Public contracts and procurement, Spacecraft and satellites

S 418: Defending Defense Research from Chinese Communist Party Espionage Act of 2025

Sponsors

Jim Banks (R) IN

Cosponsors

Rick Scott (R) FL

Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations, Asia, China, Congressional oversight, Europe, Government information and archives, Higher education, Iran, Middle East, Military procurement, research, weapons development, North Korea, Public contracts and procurement, Research administration and funding, Russia

S 301: Border Security is National Security Act

Border Security is National Security Act

This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2028 for the Department of Defense to provide border security support to the Department of Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Jim Banks (R) IN

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Subjects
Aviation and airports, Border security and unlawful immigration, Department of Defense, Executive agency funding and structure, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Military personnel and dependents, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Motor vehicles

HR 65: Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

Armed Forces Endangered Species Exemption Act

This bill establishes exemptions from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) for defense-related operations.

First, the bill prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from designating military installations or state-owned National Guard installations as critical habitat under the ESA. It also prohibits FWS and NMFS from designating other lands, waters, or geographical areas as critical habitats if the Department of Defense (DOD) determines that the areas are necessary for military training, weapons testing, or other reasons. While DOD must submit such determinations in writing to the FWS, DOD is not required to consult with the FWS under the ESA about such determinations.

Next, the bill exempts military personnel engaged in national defense-related operations (actions or duties that DOD deems necessary to support its mission) from ESA prohibitions on (1) taking (e.g., harming or killing) of endangered species or threatened species; (2) importing or exporting such species; and (3) damaging, destroying, removing, cutting, or digging up such species. Further, the bill exempts any injury to or mortality of a threatened or endangered species that results from, but is not the purpose of, a national defense-related operation.

The term military personnel means a member of the Armed Forces as well as a civilian employee or contractor of (1) DOD; or (2) any other federal agency, or any provisional authority, to the extent such employment relates to supporting the mission of DOD overseas.

Sponsors

Andy Biggs (R) AZ

Cosponsors

Paul Gosar (R) AZ

Introduced on
Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Subjects
Endangered and threatened species, Military facilities and property, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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