Make the Department of Defense work for Michigan

Great news: the Office of Rep. Elissa Slotkin is now accepting submissions for the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the bill with programs and policies for the Department of Defense.

To make a submission click HERE. 

The NDAA is a piece of legislation Congress passes each year that sets recommended funding levels and policy for the Department of Defense, including our military. And as a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congresswoman Slotkin and our staff work closely on the bill for months.

Each year, the Congresswoman accepts submissions and ideas from constituents for the NDAA to ensure that they have a voice on the final product and that the legislation works for Michigan.

In previous years, some of the provisions that she has secured and passed into law through the bill include:

• Testing for PFAS at sites in Michigan contaminated by DoD activity.
• Securing critical elements of our military’s defense supply chain, including ensuring domestic supplies of key pharmaceuticals.
• Ensuring that U.S. military bases, including Selfridge Air National Guard Base, are adequately resourced and equipped to safeguard U.S. national security interests in the homeland and abroad.
• Pushing back on Chinese-made autonomous vehicles to protect Michigan’s auto industry.
• Providing funds to advance research, development, testing, and evaluation for new and emerging technologies across the military services, which will support Michigan’s defense industrial base.

So if you or someone you know has an idea that could make an impact in Michigan, let us know! It could make it into federal law.

– Office of Rep. Elissa Slotkin