Rep. Sewell Named Conferee to the National Defense Authorization Act Conference for Fiscal Year 2021

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Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) to serve on a conference committee of the House and Senate versions of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). NDAA conferees from the House and Senate will work together to resolve differences between the distinct defense authorization bills passed by each chamber in June 2020. This will be the second year that Rep. Sewell has been selected as an NDAA conferee.

The NDAA authorizes funding to equip, supply and train U.S. troops and support military families. The bill has been passed by Congress for 58 continuous years. Sewell, a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Chair of the Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Warfighter Support, is committed to continuing this bipartisan tradition of passing a smart defense bill that provides servicemembers with the resources they need to address and counter today's increasingly complex national security challenges. As an FY2020 NDAA Conferee, Rep. Sewell was successful in securing language to improve federal campaign election security, increase intelligence funding, and promote increased diversity in the Intelligence Community's workforce. She also worked closely with Senator Doug Jones to successfully repeal the Military Widow's Tax, which unfairly taxed military widows and widowers' survivor benefits.

"The House and Senate have historically put politics aside on behalf of the American people to pass the NDAA. This critically important legislation authorizes our national defense priorities for the year and provides our brave men and women with the resources needed to carry out their missions across the world," Sewell said. "I am committed to continuing this tradition and working to exclude any partisan provisions that threaten the defense and wellbeing of our nation. As a Representative from a state that plays such a major part in our national security, I am honored to be able to play such a significant role as a conferee for the second consecutive year."

The House Democratic Conferees to the conference committee are:

House Committee on Armed Services

Congressman Adam Smith of Washington, Chair
Congresswoman Susan Davis of California
Congressman James Langevin of Rhode Island
Congressman Rick Larsen of Washington
Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee
Congressman Joe Courtney of Connecticut
Congressman John Garamendi of California
Congresswoman Jackie Speier of California
Congressman Donald Norcross of New Jersey
Congressman Ruben Gallego of Arizona
Congressman Seth Moulton of Massachusetts
Congressman Salud Carbajal of California
Congressman Anthony Brown of Maryland
Congressman Ro Khanna of California
Congressman Bill Keating of Massachusetts
Congressman Filemon Vela of Texas
Congressman Andy Kim of New Jersey
Congresswoman Kendra Horn of Oklahoma
Congressman Gil Cisneros of California
House Committee on Agriculture

Congressman Collin Peterson of Minnesota
Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger of Virginia
House Committee on Budget

Congressman Joseph Morelle of New York
Congressman Steven Horsford of Nevada
House Committee on Education and Labor

Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia
Congresswoman Lori Trahan of Massachusetts
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey
Congresswoman Diana DeGette of Colorado
House Committee on Financial Services

Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California, Chair
Congressman Juan Vargas of California
House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Congressman Eliot Engel of New York, Chair
Congressman Brad Sherman of California
House Committee on Homeland Security

Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico
Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan
House Committee on Administration

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Congressman Adam Schiff of California, Chair
Congresswoman Terri Sewell of Alabama
House Committee on Judiciary

Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York, Chair
Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida
House Committee on Natural Resources

Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Chair
Congresswoman Deb Haaland of New Mexico
House Committee on Oversight and Reform

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York, Chair
Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts
House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Chair
Congressman Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey
House Committee on Small Business

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez of New York, Chair
Congressman Jared Golden of Maine
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Congressman Jared Huffman of California
Congressman Harley Rouda of California
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Congressman Mark Takano of California, Chair
Congressman Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania
House Committee on Ways and Means

Congressman Richard Neal of Massachusetts, Chair
Congressman Jimmy Panetta of California
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