[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4462]
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  SA 2901. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2827. LIMITATION ON OPPOSITION TO CERTAIN LAND USE 
                   CHANGES THAT WOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL HOUSING 
                   SUPPLY.

       Prior to a Regional Environmental Coordinator or other 
     official of the Department of Defense taking a position in 
     opposition to land use changes that would allow additional 
     housing supply in an area already zoned for residential use, 
     such official shall obtain approval for such position from 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Sustainment and shall notify the Committee on Armed Services 
     and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
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