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S. 4543 117th Congress Senate

James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2022 Introduced by: Jack Reed Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsDepartment of Defense
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reed. With written report No. 117-130.
Jul 18, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
Jul 18, 2022
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
May 18, 2022
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 7.
May 17, 2022
Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 4.
May 12, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
May 11, 2022
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 7.
May 10, 2022
Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 4.
May 5, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
May 3, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
Apr 27, 2022
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 7.
Apr 27, 2022
Subcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 6.
Apr 26, 2022
Subcommittee on Seapower. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 2.
Apr 7, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
Apr 5, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
Mar 8, 2022
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-967, pt. 1.
 Amendments to this bill 11

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 5,498 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,497 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,496 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,495 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,494 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,493 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,492 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,491 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,490 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,489 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 5,190 – – No recorded outcome –
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 Latest action July 18, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues.

For example, the bill

  • authorizes the procurement of various items, including Ship-to-Shore Connector craft and replenishment oiler ships;
  • limits or prohibits the retirement or reduction of certain weapons systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and certain aircraft;
  • reduces inventory requirements for certain air refueling aircraft;
  • requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the efforts to modernize the propulsion systems of the F-35 aircraft;
  • requires DOD to conduct a pilot program on the use of sustainable aviation fuel;
  • prescribes end strengths for the branches of the Armed Forces;
  • expands Selective Service registration requirements, which currently apply only to qualifying male citizens, to cover all qualifying citizens;
  • prohibits inducting any person into the Armed Forces under certain authorities without an act of Congress;
  • requires the Army to establish sex-neutral fitness standards for combat military occupational specialties that are higher than those for noncombat specialties;
  • requires DOD to reissue and update certain instructions relating to the confidentiality of servicemembers receiving mental health care;
  • establishes regional centers of excellence for providing military specialty care;
  • requires DOD to develop and issue implementing guidance for risk management for DOD pharmaceutical materiel supply chains;
  • extends the authorities for certain activities in Iraq and Syria, including assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria; and
  • prohibits using funds authorized by this bill for DOD participation in Saudi Arabia's offensive operations against the Houthis in Yemen unless specifically authorized by statute.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4543: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4543/
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