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WASHINGTON D.C. - On Tuesday, Congressman Abraham Hamadeh proudly supported the advancement of numerous amendments that will improve the quality of life for our nation’s warfighters and secure Arizona's status as a premiere hub for National defense industries in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2027.

As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Hamadeh offered amendments to be considered during the NDAA markup process today that will have a positive impact on our Service Members’ quality of life, preserve our nation’s history, improve ballot security for military members, and boost Arizona’s economy.

1. Combat Pay Protection Act
2. No American Left Behind Act
3. No Equipment Left Behind Act
4. Military and Veterans Fuel Discount Act (co-led by Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-CA)
5. Critical Minerals Mining Workforce Development Act
6. AZ Hermosa Mine Domestic Antimony for Defense Production Capability Pilot Program
7. Maverick Act
8. Veterans and Servicemembers Treatment-Resistant PTSD Emerging Treatment Review Act
9. Make American Guns Again (MAGA) Act, by Rep. David Taylor, R-OH
10. Keeping Returning Servicemembers and Pets Together
11. Ending Endless Witch Hunts on Warriors, with Rep. Eli Crane, R-AZ
12. Securing American Firms & Expertise in Services (SAFE Services) Act, co-led with Rep. Cory Mills, R-FL
13. Brandon Act Implementation, led by Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-CA, and Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-VA
14. Review of Secure and Timely Voting under UOCAVA for Deployed Servicemembers and Dependents
15. Accelerating Luke Air Force Base / Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield Turnaround
16. Addressing Locality Pay Disparities in Yuma County
17. Promoting Basing Retention for Phoenix Goldwater Air National Guard Base KC-135 Refueling Tankers
18. Planning for Safe and Secure Joint-Use AZ Airfields at Fort Huachuca and MCAS Yuma
19. Ensuring MCAS Yuma Fighter Pilot Range Modernization
20. Re-Securing Goldwater Range Radio Funding for Safety
21. Davis-Monthan Compass Call Aircraft Mission Expansion
22. Finally Planning to Fill Yuma Proving Ground’s Pole Line Road Potholes
23. National Guard Counter-Drug Schools Funding Increase
24. Pentagon Plans to Stop Cartel Fuel Smuggling
25. Requiring Cost-Benefit Analysis Before Moving A-10 Training Mission from Davis-Monthan; Establishing Framework for A-10 Training, Testing, Sustainment, and Transition (co-led by Rep. Don Davis, D-NC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-WI)
26. A-10 Mission Autonomous and Non-Traditional Capability Experimentation (co-led by Rep. Don Davis, D-NC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-WI)
27. Tucson AMARG Boneyard: Recoverable Storage Aircraft Regeneration Plans
28. A-10 Demonstration Team Reconstitution Authorization (co-led by Rep. Don Davis, D-NC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-WI)
29. A-10 Foreign Partner Transfer and Recoverable Status Report (co-led by Rep. Don Davis, D-NC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-WI)
30. A-10 Combat Employment, Relevance, and Modernization Report (co-led by Rep. Don Davis, D-NC and Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-WI)
31. Making Small Business Discoverable for Defense Production
32. Deer Valley-Made Jam-Resistant Group 3 Drone Research
33. Glendale-Engineered F-35 Power and Thermal Modernization
34. Modernizing Mesa-Built AH-64E Apaches
35. Northern Arizona University-US Army Autonomous System Resilience Development
36. Phoenix-Made Swarming Ground Drone Acquisition Strategy
37. Mesa Next Generation Artillery Munitions Factory Acquisition Strategy
38. Utilizing University of Arizona Cislunar Domain Awareness Leadership
39. Chandler / Deer Valley-Made Attritable Jet-Powered Aircraft
40. Investment in Peoria-Made Next Generation Ballistic Plates for Soldiers
41. Securing AZ-Made Batteries for Military Base Security
42. Scottsdale-Developed Open Suite Standards for Military Vehicles
43. Tucson Tech Park Drone-Killing Lasers
44. Chandler / Deer Valley Mobile UAS Launch Capabilities
45. Flagstaff Automated Characterization and Classification of Space Objects
46. Arizona-Made Hypersonics Strategy
47. Reserve Component Low-Dollar Sustainment Procurement Reform
48. AZ Reserve and Guard Travel Reimbursement Fairness
49. AZ National Guard Dump Truck Modernization
50. Puerto Rico Power Projection and Training Opportunities
51. Evaluation of Side Folding Intermodal Shipping Container Systems
52. Expanding the U.S.-Israel Counter-Tunnel Partnership
53. Scaling Production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
54. Scaling Production of Low-Cost Munitions
55. Maximizing Space-Based Computing for Satellites
56. Human Domain Awareness for Special Operations and Civil Affairs