Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act
USA116th CongressS-2705| Senate
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Patty Murray
Democratic Senator
Washington
Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act This bill requires congressional approval for military construction projects commenced pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from expending funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, requires the return of DOD funds shifted to wall construction, and requires an ethics review of private contracts related to such construction.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaLegislative rules and procedureMexicoMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementWar and emergency powers
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act
USA116th CongressS-2705| Senate
| Updated: 10/24/2019
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act This bill requires congressional approval for military construction projects commenced pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from expending funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, requires the return of DOD funds shifted to wall construction, and requires an ethics review of private contracts related to such construction.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Patty Murray
Democratic Senator
Washington
Cosponsors (14)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsBorder security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaLegislative rules and procedureMexicoMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementWar and emergency powers