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Senators File FY 2022 Defense Authorization Bill

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021

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Senators File FY 2022 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) leaders announced on Wednesday they filed their version of the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), S.2792, while the House debates its version of the bill this week. The House started debating their version of the defense authorization bill on the floor the evening of September 21. The House Armed Services Committee voted its version of the NDAA out of committee earlier this month with a 57-2 vote, after the panel approved…

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