Legislative Update: EDA Reauthorization Act (S.3891) Path to Enactment
On September 19, 2024, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) filed a "manager's package" (S.Amdt.3290) of 93 amendments, including S.Amdt.3103 to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA), to the SASC-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) filed S.Amdt.3103 to the Reed-Wicker manager's package on behalf of himself and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) as a means to pass the EDA Reauthorization Act (S.3891) into law during the 118th Congress.
All 93 amendments, including the amendment to reauthorize the EDA, have been agreed to on a bipartisan basis by SASC leadership, all relevant committees of jurisdiction such as the EPW on EDA reauthorization, and Senate leadership. The Senate and House Armed Services Committees will now combine their respective passed-NDAA measures through a joint conference led by the leadership of both committees in an effort to reconcile differences in bill text. The amendments included in the Reed-Wicker manager's package will be considered during the NDAA conference (negotiations).
SASC Leadership and Members:
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/about/membership
HASC Leadership and Members:
https://armedservices.house.gov/subcommittees/committee-armed-services-118th-congress
Of note:
Co-sponsors of the EDA Act (S.3891), Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Kevin Kramer (R-ND), serve on the SASC and will take part in the NDAA conference.
S.Admt.3103 of the Reed-Wicker Manager's Package:
https://www.congress.gov/amendment/118th-congress/senate-amendment/3103/text
IEDC President and CEO's Letter to HASC Leadership on S.Admt.3103:
Call to Action:
IEDC encourages members to reach out to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Leadership Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA-9) in support of S.Amdt.3103 to reauthorize EDA.
HASC Chairman Mike Rogers Communications Director
Carrie Cole: [email protected]
HASC Ranking Member Adam Smith Communications Director
Carly MacDonald: [email protected]
EDA Reauthorization Primer and Talking Points: