Senate Bill 1690
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Modernizing America’s Missile Defense Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 23, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1690
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Modernizing America's Missile Defense Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Defense to generally incorporate non-ballistic systems (e.g., hypersonic and cruise missiles) into its missile defense strategies and to test and report on specified space-based and ground-based missile defense technology.
May 23, 2019
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05/23/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
05/23/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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