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Committee backs resolution urging timely defense appropriations aligned with NDAA

Louisiana legislative committee · May 20, 2026
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Summary

SCR 40 asks Congress to pass appropriations that fully fund and align with the National Defense Authorization Act; the committee moved the memorial favorably with no recorded opposition.

A memorial presented on the committee floor urged the United States Congress to pass appropriation measures in a timely manner and to ensure those measures align with the National Defense Authorization Act to support military readiness.

The sponsor described the measure as placing the state legislature on record in support of timely and fully funded defense appropriations; Representative LaFleur moved the resolution favorably and the chair recorded no opposition.

As a memorial resolution, SCR 40 expresses the legislature’s support for federal appropriations priorities and does not change state law.