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S. 240: A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure.

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S. 240: A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-31 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-31 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to: (1) conduct a study on the ability of the major air test and training range infrastructure to support the full spectrum of Air Force operations; (2) develop a master plan for requirements and proposed investments to meet Air Force training and test needs through 2025; and (3) submit to the congressional defense and appropriations committees interim reports and a final report on the master plan.

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Official text

A bill to require an Air Force study on the threats to, and sustainability of, the test and training range infrastructure.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), James E. Risch (R-ID)

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Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s240 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112