[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 984 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 984

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of 
   continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes 
   military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national 
                     security of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2018

 Mr. Taylor submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Appropriations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the use of 
   continuing resolutions to fund defense-related activities erodes 
   military readiness and poses an unacceptable risk to the national 
                     security of the United States.

Whereas the United States faces an extraordinarily high number of security 
        threats for which the Armed Forces must be prepared;
Whereas the impacts of a continuing resolution on Department of Defense training 
        begin immediately and can result in unrecoverable lost training days 
        which ultimately reduce the overall effectiveness of subsequent training 
        evolutions;
Whereas the effects of a continuing resolution on military readiness and 
        maintenance grow exponentially over time and erode restoration 
        initiatives that are vital to the capability and lethality of the force 
        in the event of conflict with major-power adversaries;
Whereas continuing resolutions adversely affect Department of Defense personnel 
        by disrupting hiring and recruitment programs resulting in critical 
        vacancies, delays in workforce development, and unnecessary burdens on 
        military members and their families; and
Whereas the negative effects of continuing resolutions extend to Department of 
        Defense contracting efforts, leading to mandatory contract 
        renegotiations, increased demands and burdens on the acquisition 
        workforce, schedule delays, increased costs, and reduce the Federal 
        Government's reliability among vendors: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) finds that continuing resolutions erode military 
        readiness and pose an unacceptable risk to the national 
        security of the United States; and
            (2) affirms that Congress should pass all defense-related 
        appropriations for a fiscal year prior to the beginning of such 
        fiscal year.
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