House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) is proposing an amendment that would increase the topline of the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill by $25 billion, aligning it with the version passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee last month. Rogers’ amendment would move the total defense topline to $778 billion, a 5% increase above what Congress enacted in FY-21, according to a summary released by his office. The amendment, much like the Senate authorizers’ version, authorizes...
