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S. 4638 118th Congress Senate

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 2025 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 8, 2024 Introduced by: Jack Reed Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Adoption and foster careAdvanced technology and technological innovationsAdvisory bodiesAfghanistan
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.
Jul 8, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Reed. With written report No. 118-188. Additional views filed.
Jul 8, 2024
Introduced in Senate
May 22, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 7.
May 21, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 7.
May 16, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
May 15, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 4.
May 8, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 4.
May 8, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 7.
May 1, 2024
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 2.
Apr 18, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Apr 17, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Apr 16, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Apr 11, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Apr 9, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Mar 21, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Mar 14, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Mar 7, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
Feb 29, 2024
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held on the subject prior to committee ordering to be reported an original measure. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-741, pt. 1.
 Amendments to this bill 1,171

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 3,290 Reed, Jack – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,287 Kelly, Mark – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,286 Kelly, Mark – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,285 Coons, Christopher A. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,284 Cornyn, John – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,283 Crapo, Mike – No recorded outcome –
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SAMDT 3,281 McConnell, Mitch – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,280 Peters, Gary C. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,279 Fischer, Deb – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,278 Murphy, Christopher – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,277 Schumer, Charles E. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,276 Rosen, Jacky – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,275 Scott, Rick – No recorded outcome –
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SAMDT 3,273 Booker, Cory A. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,272 Marshall, Roger – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,271 Schumer, Charles E. – No recorded outcome –
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SAMDT 3,269 Kaine, Tim – No recorded outcome –
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SAMDT 3,267 Lankford, James – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,266 Warnock, Raphael G. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,265 Cruz, Ted – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,264 Young, Todd – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,263 Shaheen, Jeanne – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,262 Hickenlooper, John W. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,261 Whitehouse, Sheldon – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,260 Budd, Ted – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,259 Warnock, Raphael G. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,258 Luján, Ben Ray – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,257 Merkley, Jeff – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,256 Merkley, Jeff – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,255 Ossoff, Jon – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,254 Ernst, Joni – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,253 Cassidy, Bill – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,252 Shaheen, Jeanne – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,251 – – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,250 Sullivan, Dan – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,249 Schumer, Charles E. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,248 Sullivan, Dan – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,247 Durbin, Richard J. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,246 Kaine, Tim – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,245 Cassidy, Bill – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,244 Luján, Ben Ray – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,243 Cotton, Tom – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,242 Collins, Susan M. – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,241 Kaine, Tim – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,240 Young, Todd – No recorded outcome –
SAMDT 3,239 – – No recorded outcome –

Showing the 50 most recent of 1,171 amendments.

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 Latest action July 8, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 433.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4638: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4638/
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"S. 4638: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4638/.
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S. 4638, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4638/.
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