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Senate Passes $925 Billion Defense Bill After Amendment Deal

The vote tees up negotiations with the House on a larger Senate topline during a shutdown that threatens service-member pay.

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Tank, helicopter, drones, MLRS on a background of 100 US dollars
Members of the Louisiana National Guard are seen outside the Capitol during the last House votes of the week on Sept. 11.
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Overview

  • Senators approved the FY2026 NDAA 77–20 after agreeing to votes on 17 standalone amendments plus a manager’s package of roughly 50 items.
  • The Senate plan authorizes about $924–925 billion for defense, exceeding the House’s lower topline, and now moves to a House–Senate conference.
  • Lawmakers adopted by voice vote a bipartisan repeal of the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations and granted the Pentagon expanded authorities to counter drone threats near bases.
  • Democratic amendments to constrain National Guard deployments to U.S. cities and to block funds to retrofit a Qatari jet for presidential airlift were defeated.
  • The bill increases authorized Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding to $500 million, with the shutdown raising the risk of delayed military paychecks.