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S. 1356 (114th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

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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.

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.

Sponsor and status

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Ron Johnson

Sponsor. Senator for Wisconsin. Republican.

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Last Updated: Oct 6, 2016
Length: 584 pages
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.

Law:

Pub.L. 114-92

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

May 14, 2015
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

May 14, 2015
 
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
 
Source Bill — 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).
Jun 18, 2015
 
Source Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1735 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1356 (114th).
Oct 1, 2015
 
Source Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by 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).
Oct 7, 2015
 
Source Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1735 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1356 (114th).
Oct 22, 2015
 
Source Bill — Vetoed

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1735 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1356 (114th).
Nov 5, 2015
 
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
 
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
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

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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