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Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act

Introduced: October 24, 2019 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 24, 2019
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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 October 24, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 24, 2020
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 4, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 28, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 28, 2020
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 21, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 21, 2020
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 21, 2020
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 24, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Oct 24, 2019
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2705: Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2705/
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"S. 2705: Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2705/.
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S. 2705, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2705/.
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