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Brian Schatz (D-HI)

S.Amdt. 2937

S.Amdt. 2937 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 2937, submitted by Mr. Schatz and Ms. Hirono, is an amendment to bill S. 2296. Its purpose is to add a new section, SEC. 334, which requires a report on the justification for current and proposed expansions of inert bombing and gunfire training on the island of Kaula, Hawaii.

The amendment aims to add a requirement for the Secretary of the Navy to submit a report to the Senate and House Subcommittees on Defense within 180 days of the Act's enactment.

The report must include:

  • A national security justification for the expansion that goes beyond training site availability and unit scheduling.
  • The tangible impacts on readiness for units in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area if Kaula is unavailable.
  • An assessment of whether the need for Kaula is irreplaceable or if alternative sites or training methods exist.
  • A consideration of specific funding for environmental remediation, which includes future and existing ordnance clean up.