Key Highlights
- The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026 is one of the must-pass legislative packages that Congress deals with on an annual basis, and it unlocked billions of dollars in funding for the Pentagon and several other defense-related items. Lawmakers pushed the colossal authorization package through a key procedural hurdle on a 76-20 vote.
- Senators will get their chance to tweak the package with several amendment votes in the coming days.
- SENATE ADVANCES 2026 DEFENSE BILL AFTER WEEKS OF DELAY AS SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON The Senate took a key step toward advancing the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which would unlock roughly $901 billion for the Pentagon and defense-related policies.
- (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via ) The roughly $901 billion package, which is about $8 billion over what President Donald Trump requested earlier this year, typically acts as a bookend for Congress, capping off the year as one of the few must-pass items on the docket.
- And, given that there is no government funding deadline to contend with, the NDAA is getting primetime treatment in the Senate.
