House passes FY-19 defense spending bill

The House voted 359-49 today to pass the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill.

The bill provides funding levels consistent with a bipartisan budget agreement passed earlier this year, appropriating $606.5 billion for the Defense Department's base budget and $68 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations account. The total represents a $17 billion increase above FY-18.

Meanwhile, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to send its version of the bill to the full Senate for final vote. The committee's bill also adheres to funding levels mandated by the bipartisan budget deal, providing $607 billion for the DOD base budget and $68 billion for the OCO account.