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HR 8897 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 19, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), in addressing specified elements of the national defense strategy (i.e., priority missions and the assumed strategic environment), to seek the advice and views of the congressional defense committees, through the chair and ranking members of the committees. Any advice and views may be submitted to DOD in writing and must be published as an annex to the national defense strategy.

What's happening now September 19, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7900 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8897: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8897/
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"H.R. 8897: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8897/.
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H.R. 8897, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8897/.
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[H.R. 8897: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8897/)
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