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SASC Votes to Advance Its Version of FY ’21 Defense Authorization Bill

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, June 11th, 2020

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SASC Votes to Advance Its Version of FY ’21 Defense Authorization Bill

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), and Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) speak before the confirmation hearing for David Norquist to be deputy secretary of defense, July 24, 2019. (Photo: DoD by Lisa Ferdinando)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has reached agreement on its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and moved the bill out of committee by a vote of 25-2. SASC members Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) were the sole "no" votes on the bill. If approved, the SASC's version of the NDAA would support $740.5 billion for the Defense Department’s FY ’21 budget, including $69 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations, adhering to…

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