CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

S.Amdt. 6426

S.Amdt. 6426 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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 6426, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a section on Space Control and Space Superiority Readiness to bill S. 4784.

The purpose of this amendment is to address the following:

  • Findings: It establishes that the space domain is critical to warfighting and deterrence, and that the U.S. must be able to achieve space control during a conflict with the People's Republic of China.

  • Capabilities: It requires the Secretary of Defense to increase the Space Force's ability to perform simulation, modeling, and wargaming for peer conflict scenarios in space.

  • Training: It directs the Secretary of Defense to create training programs for space operators regarding the procedures, techniques, and tactics needed for space control operations.

  • Reporting: It requires the Secretary of Defense to provide an unclassified report to Congress within 180 days of the Act's enactment. This report must cover Chinese commercial space capabilities and how they could be used for military applications.