Text of Senate Amendment 5999

On 2026-06-23, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5999" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5999

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3124] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5999. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO CONTRACTING PREFERENCES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESSES. It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense shall uphold the obligation of the Department to implement Federal contracting preference programs for entity-owned Native American businesses, including businesses owned by Tribal organizations, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, including through the business development program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). ______