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A bill to terminate the F/A-18 E/F aircraft program.

Introduced: April 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2841-2844)
Apr 8, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to terminate the F/A-18E/F aircraft program.

Allows the use of current funding only for program termination costs.

What's happening now April 8, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 9, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 520: A bill to terminate the F/A-18 E/F aircraft program.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-520/
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"S. 520: A bill to terminate the F/A-18 E/F aircraft program.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-520/.
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S. 520, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-520/.
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