S 2705
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Latin America
Legislative rules and procedure
Mexico
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
War and emergency powers
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act
Introduced: October 24, 2019
Introduced by:
Murray, Patty
Democratic
· Washington
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act
This bill requires congressional approval for military construction projects commenced pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from expending funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, requires the return of DOD funds shifted to wall construction, and requires an ethics review of private contracts related to such construction.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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