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7/22/2026, 8:41:06 PM
Keywords: Adam Smith, Donald Trump, Military And Defense, Legislation, U S Department Of Defense, Congress, Defense Pentagon Congress Iran Spending Trump, Mike Johnson, United States, Mike Rogers, Iran, U S Republican Party, Politics, United States House Of Representatives, Pete Hegseth, U S Democratic Party
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
It also would provide for a pay raise next year ranging from 5% to 7% for service members, depending upon their rank.
The National Defense Authorization Act is generally one of the more bipartisan bills that Congress takes up on an annual basis.
That’s not the case this year.
The vote was 216-212.
Democrats took issue with steep spending increases for the Pentagon as Republicans attempted to cut numerous non-defense programs through other bills.
They also opposed some of the conservative social policy riders that were included.
For example, the bill includes a prohibition on gender-related medical care under the military health program known as TRICARE.
It also eases hurdles for service members to carry a privately owned firearm on base, following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s lead on the issue.
Rogers said the United States needs to reverse decades of underinvestment and neglect in the nation’s armed forces and defense industrial base.
“This bill will do that and much more,” he said.
“It will build the ready, capable and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries.”
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Adam Smith, the ranking Democratic lawmaker on the Armed Services Committee, said the defense spending the administration has asked for this year is approaching $1.6 trillion when including separate efforts to pay for the war in Iran and boost weapons stockpiles.
“The American people are struggling to pay their bills and we’re going to put $1.6 trillion into the defense budget.
It’s not a reasonable thing to ask,” Smith said.
Smith also expressed concern about the war with Iran and that in supporting the defense bill, lawmakers are “de facto supporting this war with no end in sight.”
“We are in an incredibly, incredibly dangerous time,” Smith said.
“I want to maintain the bipartisan nature of this bill.
I do.
And I know that the chairman does.
But if we’re going to do this, we’re going to need some Republicans to stand up to the president of the United States and say, ‘No.
No, we’re not going to get you $1.6 trillion.
No, we’re not just going to give you a blank check for a war that is totally out of control.”
The White House backs parts of the legislation
The spending increases authorized in the bill would not take effect until Congress follows up with a separate defense appropriations bill.
The Senate has not yet approved its version of the defense measure.
It’s possible a final product won’t be ready until after the midterm elections.
The White House applauded the spending levels authorized in the House bill and the Department of War designation that it says recognizes the “willingness to fight and win wars on behalf of our nation.”
The president issued an executive order last year renaming the Defense Department, but it’s up to Congress to make the change official.
The Congressional Budget Office has projected that the renaming could cost taxpayers as much as $125 million.
The White House’s statement also said that the administration has a number of concerns with certain provisions in the bill and would work with Congress before a final bill is presented to the president.
Among those concerns was a section of the bill it said would limit or undermine the president’s ability to name military installations and property.
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