Rep. Moulton Pegged For Defense Authorization Act Committee

SALEM, MA — Rep. Seth Moulton has been tabbed for a committee that negotiates the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.

The act sets defense spending and policy for the 2021 fiscal year. Moulton helped write the house version of the bill that includes several national security, foreign police and mental health legislative priorities.

"Massachusetts has a proud, patriotic history and has always played an outsized role in the nation's defense," Moulton said. "More than 200,000 people in New England work on defense projects funded by Congress, in particular in developing the next-generation technologies to keep our troops safe overseas and our families safe at home."

The Senate passed its own version of the bill with Moulton's committee charged with negotiating the differences between the two bills.

"Democrats have always stood for a strong, smart and strategic national defense," Pelosi said. "In July, House Democrats proudly passed a responsible NDAA that honors our values, strengthens our security and advances America’s leadership in the world. Now, our experienced Democratic Conferees will work tirelessly to ensure that the FY 2021 NDAA maintains key priorities for our servicemembers, including a critical pay raise for our military, funding to clean up so-called PFAS 'forever chemicals' that contaminate drinking water on bases, improvements to sexual assault prevention and response in the armed forces, a billion-dollar Pandemic Preparedness and Resilience National Security Fund, expanded paid parental leave for civilian employees, and investments in combating the climate crisis."

This is Moulton’s second time serving as a conferee.