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S. 2792 (117th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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.

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

John F. “Jack” Reed

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Rhode Island. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Sep 22, 2021
Length: 998 pages
Introduced
Sep 22, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on September 22, 2021, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. 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:

S. 1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 27, 2021. (compare text)
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Position statements

Statement of Administration Policy

President Joseph Biden [D]: S.2792 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Nov 17, 2021)

History

Sep 22, 2021
 
Introduced

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Sep 22, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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S. 2792 (117th) 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. 2792. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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