Text of Senate Amendment 6312

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6312" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6312

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3447] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6312. Mr. MORAN 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, insert the following: SEC. __. PRODUCTION OF 155MM ARTILLERY AMMUNITION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) production of 155mm artillery ammunition at a minimum rate of at least 100,000 rounds per month should be a national priority; (2) the production rate described in paragraph (1) should be sustained or increased over the next five years in order to-- (A) fully meet all Army and Marine Corps annual training requirements; (B) fully restore stocks that were diverted to Ukraine; (C) rebuild war reserve inventories for both the Army and the Marine Corps to fully meet Secretary of Defense planning guidance and associated inventory and war reserve levels; (D) modernize the stockpile with the best performing weapons; and (E) regain world leadership through foreign military sales of United States ammunition that not only generates United States jobs but also ensures wartime interoperability with our allies; and (3) the Department of Army should be commended for its aggressive and comprehensive leadership and response to 155mm artillery production issues since 2022. (b) Use of Funds.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or appropriated by section 20004 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119- 21; 139 Stat. 115) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act'') shall be used to-- (1) sustain or increase the monthly production rate of 155mm artillery ammunition with the goal of achieving the Army's 100,000-round monthly minimum goal as quickly as possible; and (2) maintain or increase the monthly production rate in each ongoing 155mm artillery production contract that was in effect on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60) annually until Secretary of Defense planning guidance and associated inventory and war reserve objectives for 155mm artillery ammunition are achieved. ______

Referenced legislation: HCONRES14