Text of Senate Amendment 6362

On 2026-06-24, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6362" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6362

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3479] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6362. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Schatz) 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 V, add the following: SEC. 508. ANONYMIZED AGGREGATE REPORTING TO CONGRESS. (a) Reporting Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense to submit quarterly anonymized aggregate reports to Congress to support oversight of the integrity of the military promotion process and to identify systemic patterns. (b) Elements.--The reports required under subsection (a) shall include the following information: (1) The total number of promotion actions delayed, withheld, returned, or otherwise paused at any stage following selection by a promotion board. (1) Aggregate demographic breakdowns of affected service members, including gender, sex, race, and ethnicity. (1) The average duration of such delays. (1) The percentage of delayed promotions that are subsequently approved, denied, or not executed. ______