Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

A Brief Exposeâ€™ of a Fraudulent War

2008-05-01T20:00:00Z

See Karen de Young, â€œSpy agencies Say Iraq War Hurting US Terror Fight,â€* Washington Post, September 24, 2006. HR 4986: National Defense Authorization Act ...

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Congress Reverses Posse Comitatus Act Changes

2008-04-29T20:00:00Z

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 4986), which Congress passed on January 22 and President Bush signed into law on January 28, ...

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United States: FMLA Protections Expanded To Provide New Leave For ...

2008-04-17T20:00:00Z

The provisions were included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (HR 4986) (NDAA). This is the first amendment to the FMLA since ...

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Iowa delegation (except King) asks for National Guard seat on ...

2008-04-16T20:00:00Z

We are pleased that Congress recently acted, through HR 4986, the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, to augment the power of the National ...

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Congress Quietly Repeals Martial Law Provision

2008-04-16T20:00:00Z

Those changes were repealed at the end of this January as part of Public Law 110-181 (HR 4986), the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 ...

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Klobuchar, Mikulski deliver on promises made for reintegration of ...

2008-04-03T20:00:00Z

... including the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, which was authorized as part of the fiscal year 2008 Defense Authorization bill (HR 4986). ...

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Presidential signing statement on Defense bill raises red flags

2008-03-12T20:00:00Z

President Bush's signing statement on the Defense authorization bill (HR 4986) stated that "provisions of the act, including sections 841, 846, ...

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Lynch should not support more war funding

2008-02-13T19:00:00Z

... war in the bill National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2008 (HR 4986) that was considered by Congress in December 2007 and again in January 2008. ...

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United States: New FMLA Provisions For Families Of Military ...

2008-02-12T19:00:00Z

These provisions are contained in HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (NDAA), which President Bush signed into law on January 28, ...

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We're headed to war again, and nobody is trying to stop it

2008-02-02T19:00:00Z

... "Congress finds that Iran maintains a nuclear program in continued defiance of the international community" (HR 4986 passed the House Jan.16). ...

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Congress Members Call for Hearings on Bush Signing Statement

2008-01-31T19:00:00Z

... recent Bush Signing Statement to circumvent a key provision in the Defense Authorization Act (HR 4986) against a permanent military presence in Iraq. ...

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Peace Movement: Bush's Latest Signing Statement Is Grounds for ...

2008-01-30T19:00:00Z

25, 2008, President Bush released a signing statement claiming the right to violate four sections of HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for ...

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Peace Action Calendar Update

2008-01-30T19:00:00Z

by Dan Bacher In his latest “signing statement” on 1-25-08, Bush is claiming the right to violate four sections of HR 4986, the National Defense ...

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Peace Movement: Bush's Latest Signing Statement Is Grounds for ...

2008-01-30T19:00:00Z

25, 2008, President Bush released a signing statement claiming the right to violate four sections of HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for ...

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Labor Department submits proposed FMLA regs for OMB review

2008-01-30T19:00:00Z

Under a defense bill (HR 4986) recently approved by Congress and expected to be signed by President Bush, family members of recovering servicemembers will ...

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President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill With Veterans ...

2008-01-29T19:00:00Z

President Bush on Monday signed into law a revised $696 billion fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (HR 4986), CongressDaily reports ( CongressDaily ...

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US Rep. Braley: Introduces bill to help tortured American veterans ...

2008-01-29T19:00:00Z

Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) today introduced a bill that aimed to correct a flawed Defense Department Authorization Act (HR 4986) by introducing a bill to restore ...

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Signing statement: Bush asserts right to permanent bases, Iraqi oil

2008-01-28T19:00:00Z

Today, I have signed into law HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The Act authorizes funding for the defense of the United ...

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Bush Vows to Ignore Congressional Prohibition on Permanent US ...

2008-01-28T19:00:00Z

President Bush said yesterday that several sections of the Defense Authorization bill (HR 4986), including Section 1222 prohibiting permanent bases, ...

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President Bush Signs Defense Authorization Bill With Veterans ...

2008-01-28T19:00:00Z

President Bush on Monday signed into law a revised $696 billion fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (HR 4986), CongressDaily reports ( CongressDaily ...

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Bush Signs Fiscal 2008 Defense Budget Legislation Into Law

2008-01-27T19:00:00Z

"Today, I have signed into law HR 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008," Bush said in a statement released by the White House. ...

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Labor Department Proposes Regulations To Address Concerns About ...

2008-01-27T19:00:00Z

DOL also has begun to draft regulations to implement changes to FMLA included in the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (HR 4986) that Congress has ...

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New severance protection not retroactive

2008-01-26T19:00:00Z

The defense policy bill now is HR 4986, renumbered after some modest changes in response to the president's veto. The severance pay language is in a section ...

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Thomas Voting Reports

2008-01-26T19:00:00Z

The bill (HR 4986) replaces an earlier version that Bush vetoed over language that could have subjected the post-invasion Iraqi government to claims ...

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Disability severance protection not retroactive

2008-01-26T19:00:00Z

The defense policy bill now is HR 4986, renumbered after some modest changes made in response to the president's veto. The severance pay language is in a ...

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Budget rule excludes some vets from severance pay protection

2008-01-25T19:00:00Z

The defense policy bill is now HR 4986, renumbered after some modest changes in response to President Bush’s veto. The severance pay language is in a ...

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Holes in disability bill puzzle some vets

2008-01-25T19:00:00Z

The defense policy bill now is HR 4986, renumbered after some modest changes in response to the president's veto. The severance pay language is in a section ...

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HOW THEY VOTED

2008-01-24T19:00:00Z

Defense budget (HR 4986). Voting 91-3, the Senate approved a $649 billion defense budget. A yes vote supported the bill. The House may take up a proposed ...

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Labor Department Proposes Regulations To Address Concerns About ...

2008-01-24T19:00:00Z

DOL also has begun to draft regulations to implement changes to FMLA included in the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (HR 4986) that Congress has ...

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Letter: Rehberg's vote ignored intelligence report

2008-01-23T19:00:00Z

That bill, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, HR 4986, passed 369-46 in the US House of Representatives. ...

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Senate Passes Defense Authorization Bill With Funds for Veterans ...

2008-01-22T19:00:00Z

The Senate on Tuesday voted 91-3 to approve a revised $696 billion fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (HR 4986) that includes improvements in ...

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Congress approves bill to expand FMLA for military families

2008-01-22T19:00:00Z

Under a provision tucked into a broader Defense Department authorization measure, HR 4986, leave for close relatives of employees on active duty or called ...

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Roll Call: House sends Senate $649B military budget bill

2008-01-19T19:00:00Z

16 sent the Senate a bill (HR 4986) authorizing a $649 billion military budget for fiscal 2008, including nearly $190 billion for war in Iraq and ...

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Area Votes in Congress

2008-01-19T19:00:00Z

A yes vote was to send HR 4986 to the Senate. Voting yes: Robert E. Andrews (D., NJ), Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.), Michael N. Castle (R., Del. ...

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How Your US Lawmaker Voted

2008-01-19T19:00:00Z

By a vote of 369-46, the House on Wednesday sent the Senate a bill (HR 4986) authorizing a $649 billion military budget for fiscal 2008, including nearly ...

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