Congress passes a bipartisan defense bill that includes a 2.7% servicemember pay boost
3 years ago

Congress passes a bipartisan defense bill that includes a 2.7% servicemember pay boost

NPR  

Congress passes a bipartisan defense bill that includes a 2.7% servicemember pay boost Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In a show of strong bipartisan support, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $778 billion defense bill by a vote of 88-11. The Senate vote on Wednesday came a week after both parties and both chambers negotiated a compromise measure, with the House passing the bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, first. The legislation would overhaul the military justice system, and contains $740 billion for the Department of Defense, including a 2.7% pay hike for servicemembers, and $3.5 billion for military construction across the country, as well as funds for military procurement of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to F-35 aircraft. "House and Senate Armed Services leadership have gutted our bipartisan military justice reforms behind closed doors, doing a disservice to our service members and our democracy," she said in a statement.

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Biden signs defense bill despite transgender care restrictions
2 days, 9 hours ago

Biden signs defense bill despite transgender care restrictions

Politico  

A provision, included at the insistence of Speaker Mike Johnson, bans the military’s Tricare health system from covering gender dysphoria treatments “that could result in sterilization” for minors under 18. “This section undermines our all-volunteer military’s ability to recruit and retain the finest fighting force the world has ever known by denying health care coverage to thousands of our service …

US Senate advances $895 billion defence bill despite transgender measure
1 week, 1 day ago

US Senate advances $895 billion defence bill despite transgender measure

India Today  

The US Senate on Monday voted overwhelmingly to advance an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon towards passage as soon as Tuesday, which would send it to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law. This year's NDAA authorises a record $895 billion in annual military spending, covering provisions on purchases of military equipment and …

US House okays $895 billion defence bill for military pay hike, Senate test next
1 week, 6 days ago

US House okays $895 billion defence bill for military pay hike, Senate test next

India Today  

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorises a 1% increase in defence spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. Lawmakers are touting the bill’s 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others as key to …

House Approves $895B Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Ban On Transgender Care For Minors
1 week, 6 days ago

House Approves $895B Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Ban On Transgender Care For Minors

Huff Post  

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington. “No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that’s exactly what many of our service members are …

House approves defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
1 week, 6 days ago

House approves defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. AP AUDIO: House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors AP correspondent Mike …

House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
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2 weeks ago

House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

LA Times  

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon. “No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that’s exactly what many of our service members are experiencing, especially the junior enlisted,” said Rep. …

President Joe Biden signs $886 billion US defense policy bill into law
1 year ago

President Joe Biden signs $886 billion US defense policy bill into law

India Today  

President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law the U.S. defense policy bill that authorises a record $886 billion in annual military spending and policies such as aid for Ukraine and push-back against China in the Indo-Pacific. The bill, one of the few major pieces of legislation Congress passes every year, governs everything from pay raises for service members and …

Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues
1 year ago

Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the measure did not do enough to restrict the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives, abortion travel policy and gender-affirming health care for transgender service members. “You almost feel like a parent who’s sent …

Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades
1 year ago

Senate passes defense policy bill with 5.2% pay raise for troops, the biggest boost in decades

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, but also leaves behind many of the policy priorities that social conservatives were clamoring for, making for an unusually divisive debate over what is traditionally a strongly bipartisan effort. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the …

Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden; conservatives stymied on cultural issues
1 year ago

Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden; conservatives stymied on cultural issues

LA Times  

The House passed a defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes the biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, overcoming objections from some conservatives concerned the measure did not do enough to restrict the Pentagon’s diversity initiatives, abortion travel policy and gender-affirming healthcare for transgender service members. “You almost feel like a parent who’s sent a child off …

Highlights of Congress’ $1.5 trillion spending package
2 years, 9 months ago

Highlights of Congress’ $1.5 trillion spending package

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress is racing to pass a mammoth $1.5 trillion legislative package that would fund the government for the rest of the year and deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Highlights from the more than 2,700-page legislation, which the House approved Wednesday night and the Senate was expected to pass in the days ahead: AIDING UKRAINE The legislation …

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

The Independent  

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Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. “The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our country’s national defense,” Biden said Monday in a …

“Reckless misuse of resources": Congress passes $778 billion military budget
3 years ago

“Reckless misuse of resources": Congress passes $778 billion military budget

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. That reality led Stephen Miles, executive director of Win Without War, to slam the $778 billion National Defense Authorization Act as "a reckless misuse of resources, a windfall for war profiteers, and proof positive that most in Congress have little concern for the actual security of people in the United States or around …

US Senate overwhelmingly passes massive defence spending bill
3 years ago

US Senate overwhelmingly passes massive defence spending bill

Al Jazeera  

The United States Senate has passed a $777bn defence spending bill, sending the legislation to the desk of President Joe Biden for final approval. “We ended the longest war in US history, yet Congress just passed a $768 BILLION defense budget — more than the military budgets of the next 11 countries combined,” Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive …

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