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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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1/22 | PN 78-1 | Nomination of Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (93 - 2) |
6/14 | H Res 473 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 256) to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1187) to provide for disclosure of additional material information about public companies and establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (216 - 206) |
6/17 | HR 256 | To Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 | Bill Passed - House (268 - 161) |
9/23 | HR 4350 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Bill Passed - House (316 - 113) |
12/14 | S 1605 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 13) |
12/07 | S 1605 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Bill Passed - House (363 - 70) |