An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress, 2015–2017
Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 25, 2015
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 25, 2015.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Casey Finishes 2015 With Major Legislative Wins”
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Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
on Dec 30, 2015
“President Obama Signs FY16 Defense Bill into Law”
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Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU0, 2003-2018]
on Nov 25, 2015
“Murkowski Votes for Military Authorization and Appropriation Bills”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]
on Nov 10, 2015
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Vetoed (No Override Attempt) on Oct 22, 2015. 93% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 1376: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Ordered Reported on May 19, 2015. 31% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 1118: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Introduced on Apr 28, 2015. 17% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 1597: Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act
Introduced on Mar 25, 2015. 23% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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May 14, 2015
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Introduced
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May 14, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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May 15, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1735 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1356 (114th). |
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Jun 18, 2015
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 1, 2015
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Oct 7, 2015
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Oct 22, 2015
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Vetoed
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1735 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1356 (114th). |
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Nov 5, 2015
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. |
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Nov 10, 2015
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Nov 25, 2015
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1356 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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