The Senate on Wednesday easily cleared the fiscal 2026 defense authorization, readying the mammoth $900.6 billion measure for a presidential signature.
The final vote on the House-Senate compromise was 77-20. The almost 3,100-page bill calls for spending $8 billion more than the $892.6 billion that President Donald Trump requested and an earlier House-passed bill endorsed.
The House passed the compromise measure on Dec. 10. If Trump signs it, as he is expected to, the NDAA will become law for the 65th consecutive year.
