House lawmakers lay out defense bill plans in face of COVID-19 limitations

By Tony Bertuca / April 1, 2020 at 3:12 PM
House Armed Services Committee leaders say they hope to have the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill ready by May 1, though the COVID-19 outbreak means the legislation will be crafted in a much different and more "informal" way than in the past. "One challenge is deciding how to handle meetings of the committee and subcommittees since all such meetings for April will have to be held by conference call or video conference," committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and Ranking...

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