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HASC Advances $840 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA With Near Unanimous Vote

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

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HASC Advances $840 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA With Near Unanimous Vote

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee

The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning advanced its version of the next defense policy bill, with a new topline of nearly $840 billion, by a bipartisan 57 to 1 vote. Following more than 16 hours of debate, the panel approved adopting additional measures to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act ranging from efforts to bolster initiatives in the Indo-Pacific to shoring up the supply of critical rare Earth minerals. “Meeting our country’s future defense challenges requires…

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