Overview
- The House approved the compromise NDAA in a 312-112 vote, authorizing about $901 billion and sending the measure to the Senate for consideration.
- The bill provides $400 million in Ukraine security assistance in both fiscal 2026 and 2027 and sets minimum U.S. troop levels in Europe and South Korea.
- An oversight measure withholds a quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until Congress receives unedited video and execute orders from recent Caribbean boat strikes.
- The package raises military pay, overhauls weapons acquisition, codifies roughly 15 Trump executive orders, trims DEI and climate programs, and advances the Golden Dome missile defense project.
- GOP leaders overcame a rocky procedural vote after on-floor bargaining and concessions, as some conservatives flipped to advance the bill but still vowed to oppose final passage.