House passes reconciliation framework for Pentagon boost, voting restrictions
The bills advanced on party-line votes and would add hundreds of Air Force and Space Force policy changes.
- The House passed its 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and a $60 billion reconciliation package on July 22, with both measures clearing the chamber on party-line votes of 216-212 and 216-214, respectively.
- Republicans pursued this $60 billion reconciliation package to help pay for war costs and replenish munitions stockpiles, marking the third such measure this Congress following prior packages of $150 billion for defense and $70 billion for immigration.
- The NDAA mandates multiyear procurement for F-35 and F-15EX jets and directs elimination of two Space Force acquisition organizations, while requiring the Pentagon to address Government Accountability Office recommendations from reports dating to 2014.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled internal divisions among Senate Republicans over the $60 billion package, noting some want more funding while others oppose insufficient offsetting cuts and preferring negotiations with Democrats on the White House supplemental request.
- The Pentagon awaits whether Congress will fulfill its $350 billion budget request while the White House supplemental request of $67.1 billion leaves a $7.1 billion gap, and exact spending allocations for the House-passed $60 billion remain pending.
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