US Congress Senate Bill 2470 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. This bill amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016 to repeal, and deem never to have been enacted, the requirement that the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle service competitive procurements be open for award to all certified providers of such systems offering the best value to the government, regardless of the rocket engine's country of origin (including the Russian Federation), for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

A bill to repeal the provision permitting the use of rocket engines from the Russian Federation for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program.

Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB4395 (Same As) 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2470/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2470/BILLS-114s2470is.pdf