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“By unanimous consent, the Tenney amendment was withdrawn.”
This amendment proposed adding $10 million to the Air Force's research budget to help develop the LC-130J aircraft, which are specialized cargo planes used for missions on ice and snow. However, the sponsor withdrew the proposal, so no vote was held and the change was not made.
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“By unanimous consent, the Tenney amendment was withdrawn.”
This amendment proposed adding $10 million to the Air Force's research budget to help develop the LC-130J aircraft, which are specialized cargo planes used for missions on ice and snow. However, the sponsor withdrew the proposal, so no vote was held and the change was not made.
The LC-130J is the only aircraft in the U.S. military capable of landing on snow and ice; this funding would have accelerated the engineering required to upgrade the fleet used for missions in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Air Force units stationed in polar regions and defense contractors specializing in heavy-lift aircraft engineering would have been most directly impacted.