Bills Introduced – 12-8-22

Yesterday, with both the House and Senate meeting in lame duck session. There were 56 bills introduced. Two of those bills may receive additional attention in this blog:

H Res 1512 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment. Smith, Adam [Rep.-D-WA-9]

S 5220 A bill to reauthorize programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Cardin, Benjamin L. [Sen.-D-MD]

I have covered H Res 1512 and I do not expect to see any additional action on that bill.

I will be watching S 5220 for language that address current cybersecurity support programs or add any such programs.

House Passes HR 7776 – 2023 NDAA

This afternoon the House took up H Res 1512 (Rules Committee Print) and passed it by a strongly bipartisan vote of 350 to 80; even the Nays were bipartisan (45 Democrats and 35 Republicans). The resolution passed under the House suspension of the rules process, requiring a 2/3 vote for passage). As a result of the passage of that Resolution, the House is deemed to have concurred with the Senate Amendment to HR 7776 with an amendment in the form of substitute language. That substitute would make HR 7776 the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023”.

HR 7776 now goes to the Senate for consideration. Based upon the results in the House there should be enough Democrats and Republicans voting yest to overcome the 60-vote requirement to close debate on the bill. There could, however, be enough opposition to string out the consideration process through next week.