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Senate passes Cruz bill to change NDAA provision tied to National Airport crash
The $901 billion bill includes a 3.8% troop pay raise, housing allowance increases, child care funding, and stringent oversight on military strike transparency, Senate leaders said.
- The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act , authorizing $901 billion for the Department of Defense and including provisions for educational environments in DoDEA schools.
- Second Lady Usha Vance worked to include a provision limiting cellphone use in DoDEA classrooms, recognizing the need to reduce distractions for young learners.
- Vance collaborated with Senators Jim Banks and Elissa Slotkin on a bipartisan measure aimed at prohibiting smartphone use during instructional hours in DoDEA schools.
- The final NDAA will require DoDEA schools to update cellphone policies, allowing limited mobile device use during school hours.
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Second lady Usha Vance secures provision to limit cellphone use in DoDEA classrooms
EXCLUSIVE: Second lady Usha Vance worked to ensure a provision limiting the use of cellphones in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) classrooms was included in the National Defense Authorization Act, Fox News Digital has learned.
·New York, United States
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Senate OKs $901B defense bill, pushes Hegseth on boat strikes
WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage on Wednesday to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats…
·Buffalo, United States
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