H.R. 1540 — A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services.

By Mr. McKEON (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) (both by request), H2854 [14AP]

Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 112–78) (filed May 17, 2011), H3341 [23MY]

Reported from the Committee on Armed Services (H. Rept. 112–78, part 2), H3341 [23MY]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 269), H3341 [23MY]

Amendments, H3345 [23MY], H3436, H3595, H3596, H3597, H3598, H3599, H3600, H3601, H3602, H3604, H3605, H3608, H3609, H3610, H3611, H3612, H3613, H3614, H3615, H3616, H3618, H3619, H3621, H3622, H3624, H3626, H3627, H3628, H3629, H3638, H3639, H3641, H3650, H3651, H3652, H3653, H3660, H3664, H3665, H3666, H3668, H3669, H3673, H3674, H3675, H3678, H3679 [25MY], H3687, H3688, H3690, H3691, H3692, H3693, H3695, H3699, H3700, H3701, H3703, H3704, H3707, H3708, H3709, H3710, H3714, H3715, H3716, H3717 [26MY]

Debated, H3388 [24MY], H3436 [25MY], H3687 [26MY], H8204 [7DE]

Providing for consideration (H. Res. 276), H3408 [24MY]

Passed House amended, H3737 [26MY]

Title amended, H3737 [26MY]

Message from the House, S3496 [6JN], S8413 [7DE], S8600 [14DE], S8790 [23DE]

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, S3496 [6JN]

Committee on Armed Services discharged, S8138 [1DE]

Passed Senate amended (text of S. 1867 inserted in lieu), S8138 [1DE]

Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees appointed, S8138 [1DE]

Message from the Senate, H8128 [5DE]

Text, S8187 [5DE]

Consideration of motion to instruct conferees, H8204 [7DE]

Motion to instruct conferees agreed to in the House, H8207 [7DE]

House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, H8207 [7DE]

House agreed to close conference committee meetings when classified national security information is discussed, H8207 [7DE]

Conferees appointed, H8208 [7DE]

Conference report (H. Rept. 112–329) submitted in the House, H8356 [12DE]

Explanatory statement, H8564 [12DE]

Conference report considered in the House, H8922, H8941 [14DE]

Conference report agreed to in the House, H8942 [14DE]

Conference report considered in the Senate, S8632 [15DE]

Conference report agreed to in the Senate, S8664 [15DE]

Examined and signed in the House, H10025 [23DE]

Examined and signed in the Senate, S8790 [23DE]

Presented to the President (December 21, 2011)

Approved [Public Law 112–81] (signed December 31, 2011)