HR8800Referred to Committee

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-13
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1
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Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
Republican · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (568 recorded votes)

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 606.

2026-06-15

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Plain-English Summary

This annual legislation sets the budget and policies for the Department of Defense, determining how much money the military gets to spend and what it can use that money for, including soldier pay, weapons development, and military operations. It affects military personnel, defense contractors, and ultimately taxpayers who fund these programs. Congress must pass this bill each year to authorize defense spending and establish rules for how the armed forces operate.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8800 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8800 To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2026 Mr. Rogers of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027''. TITLE I--PROCUREMENT SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201. TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2027 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. <all>
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