H.R.5658
Roll Call number: 365
Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to
amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection
of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed
Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4]
(by request) (intro - 3/31/2008) Cosponsors (1)
Related Bills:
H.RES.1213, H.RES.1218, S.2787, S.3001, S.3002
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2008
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 384 - 23 (Roll no. 365).
House Reports: 110-652, 110-652 Part 2
This bill, which includes $70 billion for the Iraq war boondoggle, passed 384 to 23, with 27 not voting. Speakers of the House traditionally do not vote, but Nancy Pelosi has been different -- sometimes she votes and sometimes she does not. This time, she ducked and exercised her perogative not to vote.
Californian representatives who voted against this massive military/industrial complex giveaway of tax dollars were: John Campbell, R- South Orange County; Bob Filner, D-San Diego; Barbara Lee, D-Oakland; Maxine Waters, D- Los Angeles; and Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma.
Two Californians, in addition to Pelosi, did not vote: Pete Stark, D-Fremont; and Henry Waxman, D-Santa Monica.
SUMMARY AS OF:
3/31/2008--Introduced.National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department
of Defense (DOD) for FY2009. Authorizes appropriations to DOD
for: (1) procurement, including for aircraft, missiles, weapons and
tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and shipbuilding and conversion;
(2) the Rapid Acquisition Fund; (3) the Joint Improvised Explosive
Device Defeat Fund; (4) Defense Production Act purchases; (5) research,
development, test, and evaluation; (6) operation and maintenance,
including for defense working capital funds, the Defense Health
Program, chemical agents and munitions destruction, drug interdiction
and counter-drug activities, and the Defense Inspector General; (7)
active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths and the
Armed Forces Retirement Home; (8) the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Security Investment Program; (9) chemical demilitarization
construction; and (10) Guard and reserve forces facilities. Sets
forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) active and reserve
military personnel policy; (2) military education and training; (3)
military pay and allowances; (4) retired pay and survivor benefits; (5)
military health care; (6) acquisition policy and management; (7) DOD
organization and management, including the chemical demilitarization
program; (8) DOD financial matters, including counter-drug activities
and matters relating to homeland security; (9) civilian personnel
matters; and (10) matters relating to building partner capabilities to
combat international terrorism. Military Construction
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Authorizes appropriations for
FY2009 for military construction for the Armed Forces and defense
agencies.
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