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The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations and authorizations. This is an authorization bill, which directs how federal funds should or should not be used. (It does not set overall spending limits, however, which are the subject of appropriations bills.) Authorizations are typically made for single fiscal years (October 1 through September 30 of the next year) but are often renewed in subsequent law.
Introduced:
May 14, 2015 114th Congress, 2015–2017
Status:
Enacted — Signed by the President
on Nov 25, 2015
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 25, 2015.
Read Text » Last Updated: Nov 17, 2015
Length: 584 pages
About the bill
Full Title
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.
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Civic Impulse. (2016). S. 1356 — 114th Congress: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1356
“S. 1356 — 114th Congress: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.” www.GovTrack.us. 2015. September 29, 2016 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1356>
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Prognosis Details
This bill has a . . .
27% chance of being enacted.
Only about 21% of bills that made it past committee in 2013–2015 were enacted.
Factors considered:
A cosponsor is the chairman of a committee to which the bill has been referred.
There is at least one cosponsor from the majority party and one cosponsor outside of the majority party.
The bill was referred to Senate Armed Services.
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