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S. 2226 119th Congress Senate

Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act

Official title: A bill to exempt the Department of Defense from certain environmental protection activities.

Introduced: July 9, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 9, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2226: Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/
MLA
"S. 2226: Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2226, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/.
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[S. 2226: Necessary Environmental Exemptions for Defense Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2226/)
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