Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Floor Speech

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Mr. STEIL. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act, which provides $10 million to the Army's Long Range Precision Fires Technology Program, or LRPF, for testing and demonstration of advanced-caliber munitions.

The LRPF program develops technologies to neutralize and suppress enemy forces with artillery and missile fire.

My amendment No. 272, included in Bipartisan En Bloc No. 2, will ensure the Army has additional funds to meet its LRPF Modernization Priority. This enables the Army to continue working with private-sector partners to advance our artillery and missile technology and address current shortfalls of the LRPF program.

Modernization of the LRPF program will advance technologies, expand military capabilities, and help prevent munitions stockpile shortages.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

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