Defense Policy Bill on Track for House Vote in December (1)

Congress’ annual defense authorization bill is on track to be finished by Thanksgiving and get a House floor vote in early December, according to a key negotiator and top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee.

Negotiators on the massive defense policy bill “are very close” to resolving all the issues, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) told Bloomberg Government on Wednesday. House leaders aim to vote on the conference report brokered with the Senate on the week of December 8, Rogers added.

The defense authorization bill is considered one of the few must-pass pieces of annual legislation because it authorizes troop ...