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HR 8800 · 119th Congress · HouseOther

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

In plain language: This bill approves federal spending for the U.S. military across the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force for fiscal year 2027. The authorized funds cover purchasing new weapons, vehicles, and equipment, as well as researching and testing new defense technologies. It also pays for the daily operations, training, and maintenance required to run military bases and missions worldwide.

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People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; broadly authorizes funding for all military branches and defense agencies without specifying affected population counts.
Fiscal magnitude—Authorizes appropriations for procurement, RDT&E, and operation and maintenance for FY 2027, but the specific dollar amounts reside in referenced funding tables (sections 4101, 4201, 4301) not provided in the text.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Spending vs. restraint+35Military budget+52

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force)Authorizes fiscal year 2027 funding to purchase equipment, weapons, and supplies, and to fund day-to-day operations and maintenance across the military branches (Sec. 101, Sec. 301).provisional
  • Department of DefenseAuthorizes fiscal year 2027 funding to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation of military technologies, as well as defense-wide procurement and agency operations (Sec. 101, Sec. 201, Sec. 301).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Authorizes fiscal year 2027 funding to purchase equipment, weapons, and supplies for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and defense-wide programs.

    Sec. 101provisional

  2. Authorizes fiscal year 2027 funding for the Department of Defense to research, develop, test, and evaluate new military technologies.

    Sec. 201provisional

  3. Authorizes fiscal year 2027 funding for day-to-day operations and maintenance across the Armed Forces and Department of Defense agencies.

    Sec. 301provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jul 22, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  2. Jul 22, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 212 (Roll no. 278).
  3. Jul 22, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 212 (Roll no. 278).
  4. Jul 22, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 213 - 216 (Roll no. 277).
  5. Jul 22, 2026The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  6. Jul 22, 2026On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. Jul 21, 2026On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  8. Jul 21, 2026On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  9. Jul 20, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1438 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H. Con. Res. 113, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955 and H.R. 9770. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8800 under a structured rule and for consideration of H.R. 8884, H. Con. Res. 113, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770 under a closed rule, with one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770.
  10. Jun 30, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1398 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, H.R. 8884 and H. Res. 1383. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8800 and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule, and H.R. 8884 and H. Res. 1383 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884.
  11. Jun 15, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 119-698.
  12. Jun 15, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 119-698.
  13. Jun 4, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 12.
  14. May 13, 2026Introduced in House
  15. May 13, 2026Introduced in House

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