A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
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
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
SA 3546, submitted by Ms. Hirono, aims to add a new section to bill S. 2296. This addition creates a pilot program to test and evaluate standalone technologies.
The purpose of this program is to see if these technologies can achieve the following:
- Improving efficiencies in military medical readiness and medical supply-chain management.
- Streamlining medical processes.
- Improving the accuracy of recordation.
- Reducing the rates of needlestick injury.
- Enhancing the retention rates of Department of Defense health care providers.
The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, is required to start this program within 90 days of the Act's enactment. The program is set to run for a five-year period.
- 8/1/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors