U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The Senate on Oct. 9 passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, an annual bill that is considered “must-pass” legislation for national security and the U.S. military.
The 1,454-page bill would authorize an annual defense budget of $924.7 billion, with $878 billion authorized for the Department of War and $35 billion authorized for the Department of Energy, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile. The bill itself does not actually fund the departments—such funding is provided in “appropriations” bills passed separately—but rather ensures the legal continuity of defense programs and agencies, and allows them to use future funding for various purposes.
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