BGOV Bill Analysis: FY2026 Defense Authorization Agreement (2)

The Defense Department and other national security programs would be authorized to receive $900.6 billion under the House amendment to S. 1071, the compromise agreement on the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

The total authorization for the Pentagon, Energy Department, and related defense activities would be roughly $8 billion more than the Trump administration’s request, according to the joint explanatory statement on the bill.

The total authorization falls between the levels in the House and Senate bills passed earlier this year. The Senate NDAA (S. 2296; BGOV Bill Analysis) would have authorized $925.8 billion — ...