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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion to Proceed

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On 2026-06-24, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion To Proceed" in the Senate.

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion to Proceed

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3192-S3193] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion to Proceed Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784. [[Page S3193]] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784, a bill 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. Cloture Motion Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784, an original bill 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. John Thune, Roger F. Wicker, Tim Sheehy, Mike Rounds, Jon A. Husted, Steve Daines, Bill Hagerty, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito, Bernie Moreno, Cindy Hyde-Smith, James C. Justice, Jim Banks, John Boozman, Cynthia M. Lummis, John Cornyn, John R. Curtis. ____________________

Referenced legislation: S4784, S4784

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NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion to Proceed Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3192-S3193] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027--Motion to Proceed Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784. [[Page S3193]] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784, a bill 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. Cloture Motion Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 436, S. 4784, an original bill 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. John Thune, Roger F. Wicker, Tim Sheehy, Mike Rounds, Jon A. Husted, Steve Daines, Bill Hagerty, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Shelley Moore Capito, Bernie Moreno, Cindy Hyde-Smith, James C. Justice, Jim Banks, John Boozman, Cynthia M. Lummis, John Cornyn, John R. Curtis. ____________________ Referenced legislation: S4784, S4784