COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF FY 2027 NDAA STRENGTHENS NORTH DAKOTA'S NATIONAL SECURITY FOOTPRINT

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:

After three days of debate, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) passed (https://ciosenus.box.com/s/njije9pfzpzpq6nsl9bx64kruyk11siv) the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a bipartisan vote of 18 to 9. The annual defense bill passed the House Armed Services Committee on June 4. Both bills are now ready for floor consideration. This is the 66th year in a row the NDAA has progressed through regular order.

Language U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chair of the SASC Airland Subcommittee, authored to expand access to mental healthcare for servicemembers and military families was included in the bill. The committee-pas...