House Set to Vote on $900B Defense Bill That Exceeds Pentagon Request by $8B, Lawmakers Say

The House is poised to vote Wednesday on the 2026 version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a roughly $900 billion defense policy bill derided by critics yet touted by supporters as crucial for national security.

That vote comes as lawmakers finalize a sweeping 3,086-page compromise that would authorize about $900.6 billion for the coming fiscal…