Congressman Deluzio Statement on House Passage of the FY24 NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) issued the following statement after his vote on the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the House Republican majority narrowly passed in a rare breakdown of traditional bipartisanship around the bill.
“I'm a member of the House Armed Services Committee, and I was proud to join nearly every member of the Committee to vote to advance this year’s defense bill to give our service members a raise, better support military families, address our most pressing national security challenges, and increase defense contractor accountability and transparency.
“However, during this week’s floor votes on the bill, the Speaker allowed the most right-wing and extreme members of the House to hijack the process and insert their culture war goals into what should be a bipartisan showing of strength to the country, our allies, and our adversaries. Instead, House Republicans used the NDAA to continue their attack on abortion rights and to push other extreme amendments that weaken good order and discipline and undermine service members, their families, and our readiness. I don't support that, which is why I voted against the measure today.”
The FY2024 NDAA includes many of Congressman Deluzio’s amendments, including one to name and shame defense contracts that refuse to provide certified cost and pricing data. He also led an amendment, which the House adopted, on the Floor with Congressman John Garamendi and Congressman Lloyd Doggett to fix loopholes in existing requirements for pricing data by clarifying when cost or pricing data is required.
The U.S. Senate is advancing its own FY2024 NDAA. After the Senate passes its version, both sides will come together in conference to work on a compromise legislation that must again pass both Houses of Congress before President Biden signs it into law. Congress has passed the NDAA on a bipartisan basis every year for the last 62 years.
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