Text of Senate Amendment 6679

On 2026-07-14, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6679" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6679

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3952-S3953] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6679. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title XV, add the following: SEC. 1510A. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND TO REDSTONE ARSENAL. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, [[Page S3953]] the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the transition of the United States Space Command to Redstone Arsenal. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Civilian attrition and relocation-acceptance rates, by directorate. (2) Billet fill rates at both Peterson Space Force Base and Redstone Arsenal. (3) Retention and relocation incentive costs. (4) Military construction cost growth against the original estimate. (5) Any change in mission performance metrics. ______