Melanie Stansbury voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates fiscal year 2024 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State for activities to respond to the attacks in Israel.
Appropriates billions in fiscal year 2024 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State for activities to respond to the attacks in Israel and specifies the funding as emergency funding, which is exempted from discretionary spending limits (Title I, Sec. 101).
Appropriates billions in funding to the DOD for the following, including, but not limited to (Title I, Sec. 101):
Military personnel;
Operation and maintenance;
Procurement;
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation;
Defense Working Capital Funds; and
The Defense Health Program.
Specifies that the aforementioned funding shall be provided for the following purposes, including (Title I, Sec. 101):
Supporting current U.S. military operations in the region;
Replacing defense articles that were provided to Israel;
Reimburing DOD for defense services and training provided to Israel; and
Procuring Israel’s Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Iron Beam defense systems to counter short-range rocket threats.
Appropriates further funding to the State Department for the following, including, but not limited to (Title I, Sec. 101):
Diplomatic Programs;
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service; and
The Foreign Military Financing Program.
Specifies that the aforementioned State Department funding shall be provided for the following purposes, including for (Title I, Sec. 101):
Increasing security at U.S. embassies impacted by the attacks on Israel; and
Conducting emergency evacuations of U.S. government personnel and citizens in the region.
Expands the authorities of the President to transfer defense articles and services from DOD to Israel (Title I, Sec. 101).
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Title: Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.