Text of Senate Amendment 6743

On 2026-08-05, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6743" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6743

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4479-S4480] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6743. Mr. KELLY 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 appropriate place in title XI, insert the following: SEC. 11__. LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE ORDER 14251 RELATING TO EXCLUSIONS FROM FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS. (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 may be used to implement Executive Order 14251, issued on March 27, 2025, relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs, or any successor or substantially similar authority. [[Page S4480]] (b) Collective Bargaining Agreements.--Any collective bargaining agreement between any labor organization and the Department of Defense or any subcomponent of the Department, which was in effect as of March 26, 2025, and which has since been terminated pursuant to Executive Order 14251 or any sub- regulatory policy or guidance issued pursuant to Executive Order 14251 by the Department or any of its subcomponents, shall be restored and shall have full force and effect through the stated term of the applicable agreement, including any continuation pending the negotiation of a successor agreement. ______