Overview

• The bill authorizes roughly $914–$925 billion for defense policy, far above the House’s near-$893 billion plan that negotiators must reconcile.
• Senators approved by voice vote Tim Kaine’s amendment repealing the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations.
• An agreement for 17 standalone amendment votes and a manager’s package of about 50 items ended a monthlong stall after holds from Maria Cantwell and Ruben Gallego were lifted.
• Efforts to limit President Trump’s National Guard deployments and to block work on a Qatari 747 for presidential airlift failed, while bipartisan counter‑drone authorities advanced.
• The vote came during a government shutdown that could disrupt upcoming military pay, increasing pressure for a swift conference deal.