Senate Votes On $900 Billion National Defense Authorization Act

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Don Arpeggio

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the Pentagon, sending the legislation to President Trump’s desk.

The legislative package passed in a 77-20 vote.

18 Democrats opposed the legislation, while two Republicans, Sens. Mike Lee (UT) and Rand Paul (KY), opposed it.

The Hill has more:

Overall, the bill greenlights a record $901 billion in military spending for fiscal 2026 — roughly $8 billion more than the Trump administration requested.

Headlining the measure is a pay bump of nearly 4 percent for military service members and improved military housing, $400 million in aid for Ukraine over the next two years, and a restriction on U.S. investment in China.

It also contains a provision to withhold a portion of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until he turns over unedited footage of U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and copies of the orders behind the operations.

The massive bill also would prevent the Pentagon from dropping the number of U.S. service members permanently stationed or deployed in Europe to under 76,000 for more than 45 days, except if the Defense Department can confirm that NATO allies were consulted and that the drop in U.S. military presence is in the interest of the U.S. The legislation would also block the U.S. European Commander from relinquishing the role of NATO Supreme Commander.

The NDAA would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations of use of military force for the Gulf and Iraq wars, which have been utilized during past presidencies to enter into wars in the Middle East.

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With the NDAA now headed for Trump’s signature, the Senate still has more on its agenda before fleeing Washington until the new year.

Senate Republicans want to ram through nearly 100 of Trump’s nominees, and both sides are eyeing a five-bill spending package that could alleviate some concerns heading into the looming Jan. 30 deadline to fund the government.

“This defense authorization act, although it doesn’t have as much in there for defense as a lot of us would like, is a step in the right direction,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said. “And I think the defense appropriations bill, which hopefully we’ll vote on later this week, is another example of the investment that we need to be making, to ensure that in a dangerous world, we are prepared to defend America and American interests.”

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