WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., introduced the "Department of the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Enterprise Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8476. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to designate the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army as principal official responsible for explosive ordnance disposal; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. (a) Sho  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., introduced the "Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8475. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the correlation between service in the Armed Forces conducting explosive ordnance disposal and post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and suicide; to the Committee on Armed Services. * * * SECTION 1.   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., introduced the "Explosive Ordnance Disposal Incentive Pay Improvement Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8474. A bill to make certain improvements to incentive pay for explosive ordnance disposal duty; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. (a) Short title.--This Act may be cited as the "Explosive Ordnance Disposal Incentive P  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., introduced the "Total Army Analysis Explosive Ordnance Disposal Domestic Response Act" on May 21, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 6. H.R. 8473. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report in the event that the assessment of the Army force structure using the process known as ``Total Army Analysis'' does not include certain missions; to the Committee on Armed Services. The bill is cosponsored by Rep.  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., introduced the "Build the Wall Act" on May 22, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 9. S. 4392. A bill to establish the Southern Border Wall Construction Fund and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Tom Cotton, R-Ark  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., introduced the "Secure Smartports Act" on May 20, 2024. The text of the bill was released on July 8. S. 4369. A bill to require the Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center to develop a strategy and conduct outreach to United States industry, including shipping companies, port operators, and logistics firms, on the risks of smartport technology of the People's Republic of China and other related risks, and for other pur  more