Overview

• The House approved the fiscal 2026 defense appropriations measure in a 221-209 vote, with a handful of cross-party defections on both sides
• Personnel funding rises by $6.6 billion to $189 billion and includes a 3.8 percent basic pay increase for service members starting January
• Procurement would increase to $174 billion while operations and maintenance fall by about $7 billion to $283 billion and research, development, testing and evaluation receive $148 billion
• Key amendments bar armed forces from domestic law enforcement roles, tighten classified-information safeguards and codify Trump-era diversity, equity and inclusion and abortion travel restrictions
• After a separate draft cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee in early July, the House bill heads to the full Senate where its policy riders are expected to be overhauled