An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on July 23, 2020 but was never passed by the House. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
Provisions of this bill also appear in:
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Inhofe Urges Senate to Reject Sanders' 'Irresponsible' Cuts to Defense Budget”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Jul 21, 2020
“Senators Gillibrand And Rounds, Representatives Cisneros And Mast Urge Congress To Include Bipartisan Bill To End Military Child Abuse In Final NDAA”
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
on Aug 25, 2020
“Members Call on HASC and SASC Leadership to Preserve Military Diversity and Inclusion Provisions in Final FY 2021 NDAA”
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Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14, 2013-2022]
on Sep 2, 2020
History
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Jun 23, 2020
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Introduced
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Jun 23, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 24, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Armed Services
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Jul 21, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6395 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 4049 (116th). |
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Jul 23, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Nov 16, 2020
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 8, 2020
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Dec 11, 2020
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Dec 23, 2020
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Vetoed
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Dec 28, 2020
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House Overrides Veto
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Jan 1, 2021
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Senate Overrides Veto
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S. 4049 (116th) 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 4049. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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