S 2226 119th Congress Senate Environmental Protection

Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act

Introduced: July 9, 2025 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jul 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 27, 2023	Senate · vote #212	On Passage of the Bill S. 2226	Passed	86–11	See who voted →
Jul 18, 2023	Senate · vote #188	On the Cloture Motion S. 2226	Agreed To	72–25	See who voted →

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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GRAYROBINSON PA
for NUVIEW · Florida · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
RESTON STRATEGY GROUP, LLC
for 535 GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
GRAYROBINSON PA
for NUVIEW · Florida · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
RESTON STRATEGY GROUP, LLC
for 535 GROUP, LLC ON BEHALF OF D-WAVE GOVERNMENT INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
GRAYROBINSON PA
for NUVIEW · Florida · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
GRAYROBINSON PA
for NUVIEW · Florida · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2226: Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/

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"S. 2226: Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/.

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S. 2226, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/.

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