The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, applauded the House passage of the annual defense policy bill, H.R. 8800, which he said would deliver the funding authorization to provide a ready, capable and well-equipped fighting force backed by an innovative defense industrial base.
“This is a strong bill that builds on President Trump’s Peace Through Strength agenda, supports servicemembers and military families, and gives our warfighters the resources they need to fight and win,” Rogers said.
The NDAA will provide funding to improve the quality of life for servicemembers, restore lethal capabilities, strengthen American deterrence, save $30 billion in taxpayer money from waste, fraud and abuse, and codify more than 65 of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and legislation proposals.
The House version of the NDAA authorizes the Pentagon to spend $1.15 trillion in the coming fiscal year while including “right to repair” provisions and $500 million for a second destroyer.
The legislation was passed in a 216-212 vote.
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that while the bill was a critically important piece of legislation, its increased price tag comes at a time when the country faces a nearly $2 trillion deficit.
“Our country faces threats and DoD has modernization needs, but I will not support making massive cuts to critically important domestic programs and slashing taxes to meet those needs,” Smith said in a statement. “We need to be more fiscally responsible, and DoD needs to become more innovative and efficient. We need to develop a realistic national security strategy and approach that doesn’t require a $1.15 trillion discretionary budget request and another partisan budget reconciliation process that includes an additional $60 to $350 billion for defense.”
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved its version of the FY27 NDAA for $1.14 trillion in June, but Senate Democrats have blocked it from moving to the floor over opposition to the war in Iran and concerns over growth in defense spending.