House Appropriations Committee passes defense spending bill

The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to advance its version of the fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, despite lacking an official request from the White House.

The committee’s bill supports a flat fiscal year 2026 topline of $831.5 billion, which is aligned with a total national defense budget of $961 billion and relies on a separate budget reconciliation to reach about $1 trillion.

The committee posted its successful and failed amendments in real time on X.

Check Inside Defense for coverage of the bill and the committee’s accompanying report.