S.2296, the
National Defense Authorization Act(NDAA for the fiscal year of 2026.), has passed both Senate and House as of today and has been sent to the president's desk. A veto proof majority has been reached in both the House and Senate. With House voting 312-112 out of 424, and the Senate voting 77-20 out of 97. Highlights of this 3,000+ page and $900b bill are:
QoL changes for troops: Troop pay raise of at least 3.8%. With funding being allotted for recruitment bonuses, special pays, and military bonuses. New constructions of barracks and family housing. Military hospital renovations, and a bunch of other things.
Funding of a
Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, one
Virginia-class submarine, and shipyard modernization.
Procurement of 47
F-35 variants, as well as continuation of funds for the
F-47. With money being allotted to 6th gen fighter development. Funding for the
B-21 Raider has been allocated.
A fuck ton of
Javelins,
Tomahawks, and
Sidewinder missiles.
$15b to digital defense.
More border security and National Guard funding.
$800 million to Ukraine, $400m annually for two years. And $1 billion to Taiwan for "security cooperation".
The
Golden Dome for America has also been mentioned and some provisions have been outlined.
Congress will withhold 25% of Hegseth's travel budget until the Pentagon provides both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees with unedited video footage and execution orders related to the boat strikes in the Caribbean.
Some cuts are: Climate related spending, DEI initiatives, retiring obsolete aircraft and ships, specifically mentioning the
A-10 and
F-15, as well as some consulting and service contracts.
It does however, set a mandatory of 76,000 troops in the Euro-Atlantic theater, and prohibits relinquishing the role of an
American Supreme Allied Commander Europe(SACEUR). As well as keeps the already set 28,500 troops in South Korea.
There is a fuck ton more outlined in this bill as it's over 3,000 pages long but I have grabbed most of the noteworthy stuff I saw so far. The tracker on congress.gov hasn't updated yet.