A $900 billion defense bill, one of the largest in U.S. history, passed the House 312 to 112 with broad bipartisan support, funding the Pentagon for fiscal 2026 with major increases for AI and cyber defense, Ukraine and Indo-Pacific security, hypersonic weapons, missile defense, naval shipbuilding, and pay raises for service members.
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: HOUSE PASSES $900B DEFENSE BILL 312-112
The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act tonight on a bipartisan 312-112 vote.
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The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline.
The measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the lower chamber by a vote of 312-112. Ninety-four Democrats and 18 Republicans opposed the bill.
The NDAA, a traditionally bipartisan bill that lays out defense priorities for the next year, would increase pay for service members, provide some military aid to Ukraine, restrict U.S. investment in China and fully repeal sanctions on Syria, among other things.
While the final vote wasn’t close, the legislation’s passage wasn’t without some drama.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5643293-house-passes-ndaa-defense-bill/