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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Official title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy and the Maritime Administration. It also authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and modifies the defense acquisition system to expedite delivery of capabilities to the Armed Forces.
Among other elements, the bill
authorizes the acquisition or modification of various military items (e.g., aircraft) and sets policy for certain procurement programs;
authorizes research, development, test, and evaluation and sets policy for such activities;
sets active component and reserve component end-strength levels;
sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;
sets policy regarding acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and small businesses;
sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel;
sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber activities, cyber workforce and training, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence matters; and
authorizes the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, defense environmental cleanup, nuclear energy, and other defense activities.
For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see
CRS In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA, and
CRS In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process.
House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4176-4213)
Floor Vote
Passed the House
House floor actionsRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 682 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 and H.R. 3486. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 under a structured rule and H.R. 3486 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 119-231.
House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Library of CongressIntroduced in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced
Committee
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This is a strong statement by the Congress in opposition to the mutilation of kids. However, the language allows the Department of War to continue to perform an array of gender-affirming child abuse on military dependents and to continue to mutilate our servicemembers.
This amendment prohibits the Department of War funding from being used on the research, production, advancement, or enhancement of cell- cultured meat which is fake meat. It is not even real meat.
The bill before us today carries a different short title than the typical NDAA. It is the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act, or SPEED Act. We did that to underscore the very significant reforms this bill makes to the Department's acquisition process.
This amendment, which passed in the House NDAA last year, would ensure that base commanders follow Federal law by ensuring that only approved flags are flown on military installations.
I 100 percent support the Baltic Security Initiative. All three countries are our best friends. They embrace freedom, democracy, free markets, and the rule of law, and no one has embraced our values like these Baltic States.
While I will support this en bloc set of amendments, I would be remiss if I didn't bring to light an amendment that is included in this en bloc that I believe needs more deliberation. I appreciate the intentions of the sponsor, but I believe we need to carefully consider some of the details.
On behalf of myself and Representative Moore of Alabama, I encourage all my colleagues to vote in strong support of my amendment, which eliminates the general ban on purchasing conventionally powered vehicles and repeals the statutory preference for EVs and hybrid nontactical vehicles within the Department of War.
This amendment is nonnegotiable. It draws a clear line: Military and National Guard lands cannot be arbitrarily designated as critical habitat if the Department of War deems them essential for national defense.
The Exceptional Family Member Program, otherwise known as EFMP, should be used fully to support families with special needs and chronic illnesses, not for gender transition procedures, as has been mentioned.
I support the bill, but failure to include urgent provisions for the national security agenda of President Donald Trump amounts to sabotage of the successful Trump policies for peace through strength.
This amendment is not that. It focused exclusively on the serious, well-founded concerns that offshore wind turbines will interfere with radar capabilities and, as a consequence, create a dangerous and potentially catastrophic impact on both military and commercial aviation activities.
Recently, the Marine Corps has proposed to expand the scale of operations and training at that base, which I fully support. To accomplish that expansion would require an expansion of the restricted airspace that is above those training operations.
I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution of Delivery and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
I rise today in support of this en bloc package, which contains four of my amendments. The first requires the Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the Air National Guard to work together to modernize the Air National Guard's fighter fleet.
This bill takes a long-overdue step to ensure the quick delivery of advanced capabilities to our warfighters when and where they need them. I am confident that this bill, along with the number of targeted amendments that we have been privileged to lead, will help lead in that fight.
I rise in support of the rule and urge this body to adopt it. It is the next necessary step for us to proceed to consideration and ultimately adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act for the 65th year in a row.
I rise today in favor of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. This bill fundamentally reforms defense acquisition to support a fighting force that will stand against those who threaten the United States of America.
I rise in strong support of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement For Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense and Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
I rise in support today of the National Defense Authorization Act. This bill is painstakingly thorough with over 900 amendments considered, over 13 hours of markup deliberations, and a final passage vote in committee of 55-2.
We also are advancing support for our airborne force projection needs, investing in aerial drones and antisubmarine sonobuoys, raising the floor on the minimum number of aerial refueling missions, and maintaining the inventory requirement for C-130 aircraft needed for intra-theater airlift.
I rise in opposition to this amendment I am going to say for procedural reasons, but there are procedures that are important here. The ranking member should know this.
I rise in support of my amendment to include the Lumbee Fairness Act in the bill before us today, providing the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina the full Federal recognition they have been unfairly denied for decades.
This year's NDAA builds on an outstanding year for our military and ensures our servicemembers are a lethal and ready force and that they are going to be a force that is going to be able to project power and will be capable of confronting threats from our southern border to our eastern flank.
I rise today in support of my amendments 390, 737, and 745, which would deliver vital resources to the military installations of California's 20th Congressional District, their personnel, and surrounding communities.
I rise in support of H.R. 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, also known as the SPEED Act. I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership in bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor for the 65th consecutive year.
I rise to support my amendment to direct the Department of Defense to begin evaluating pulse laser capabilities and to brief Congress within 90 days on its feasibility against drone swarms in the near term and missile threats in the medium term.
The fact of the matter is that the permitting process was abbreviated for offshore wind because we have this fascination that we have to bring this very expensive type of energy production somehow to the United States, and the gentleman from New Jersey brings up the point.
From pay raises for servicemembers to furthering innovation, slashing bureaucratic red tape to doubling down on President Trump's America First posture by authorizing the collection of funds to offset the cost of U.S. forces in Eastern Europe, this legislation meets the mark and then some.
We can do better. If we want to actually authorize force, we should deliberate, vote, and authorize force, but Article I has to mean something. Please support this amendment to end an endless authorization of force.
There is such a vital focus on national security here, and there are some truly good reforms. As Mr. Hill highlighted, the Defense Production Act has broader implications than just the Department of Defense.
Last Congress, Members across the aisle, as has already been mentioned, overwhelmingly voted to restore these rights to the Lumbee Tribe, but there wasn't time for the bill to clear the Senate. Today is our opportunity to get this crucial issue finally across the finish line.
I rise today in strong support of this package because it includes several of my priorities that will directly help our troops, strengthen our national defense, and support American jobs.
Today, this House has an opportunity to finally deliver justice for the ``People of the Dark Water'' of North Carolina. I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''
We are at an inflection point in American history. China is investing heavily in AI, integrating it into its military and economy. America cannot afford to fall behind.
Acting like transgender people don't exist further contributes to their dehumanization and the discrimination against them. None of these amendments before us today are even remotely necessary. They are simply an effort to take advantage of a culture war, partisan issue to drive a wedge into this bill.
I rise in strong opposition to the rule. The fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act presented to us without amendment is, against all odds, a strong bipartisan compromise between Republicans and Democrats on the Armed Services Committee.
Ultimately, this ban will hurt our military readiness and likely lead servicemembers to leave the military. This amendment isn't only bigoted; it is shortsighted and would hurt our national security. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
This amendment would make our country more dangerous by adding another responsibility and priority to the program, to not just train people but to essentially become an arms dealer, putting more weapons on the streets of this country.
Yet, this amendment seeks to erase the existence of transgender people, whether they are servicemembers or DOD employees, by prohibiting the Secretary of Defense from collecting information about gender identity on any form or survey.
For these reasons, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill.
Today I rise in support of my proposed amendments to H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
I want to follow along on the path that our ranking member has laid out, but before I go there, I do thank my Republican colleagues, particularly Chairman Rogers, for his efforts in committee to put together a decent bill, which I did vote for.
I rise in opposition to amendment No. 20, which would place a blanket statutory ban on any DOD research, development, procurement, or promotion when it comes to cultivated cell-based meat.
The current law that this amendment addresses doesn't hinder our readiness at all, nor does it raise costs. It is not costly. It is not a general ban on the internal combustion engine.
I rise in support of H.R. 3838 as it came out of committee. The bipartisan tradition of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee continued this year under the leadership of my good friend, Chairman Trent Kelly, to ensure maximum support for our sailors, airmen, and marines.
House Natural Resources Committee Democrats strongly oppose Biggs amendment No. 29, which seeks to weaken the Department of Defense's work to preserve habitats crucial for military readiness and recovering vulnerable species.
This week I offered four commonsense amendments, several with bipartisan support, that would have made the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act stronger and more responsible.
I know a few Members of this Chamber can't seem to muster any maturity when they have a transgender colleague, but members of the U.S. Armed Forces can and have.
I rise in strong support of my amendment to the NDAA, which would finally repeal both the 2002 and the 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force, or AUMFs. These AUMFs are long obsolete.
If that is not enough, Trump had the audacity to imply that domestic violence is not a crime. He said: ``If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime.'' Consistent with that, he has cut Federal funds that support victims of sexual crimes, including domestic violence.
Exactly 249 days ago today, we came together in this Chamber to swear an oath to this Constitution. I keep it with me everywhere I go, and I remember that we did that not as Republicans or Democrats. We took that oath as Americans.
What we saw last night is a reminder of why this amendment is critical. Vladimir Putin's aggression will not end with Ukraine. His goal is to reassert control over the former Soviet sphere, including NATO allies like the Baltic States.
Even though Speaker Johnson included this provision, he blocked all of my committee members' financial services amendments from consideration in this bill.
Explain to me how we are enhancing national security, deterring our adversaries, and, most importantly, increasing servicemember quality- of-life needs by going after a contract.
Do you want to talk about national defense? This amendment would hurt our national defense. Why? If we want to achieve American energy independence and not be dependent on other parts of the world, we should be opening the door to affordable, clean energy, not fighting with one hand behind our back.
If passed, this amendment would immediately prohibit TRICARE coverage of mental health counseling for transgender young people. Let me repeat that. This amendment would take away mental health care services for transgender kids of servicemembers. That is what we are talking about.
This bill continues the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee's proud, bipartisan tradition and reaffirms our shared responsibility for managing this risk.
I rise today in opposition to this amendment, which would ban transgender women from participating in women's sports but also lead to challenges on all women's bodies, making the military and academies less safe for any women to enlist, no matter who they are.
Representative Moolenaar's amendment No. 26, entitled the SAFE Research Act, would enact excessive prohibitions for research awards that would stymie American innovation.
There are 20 days until the government shuts down. There are 8 legislative days. What are Republicans focused on? They are focused on flags, Pride flags.
This administration has made their military plan clear: weaponize our troops against the people and use our military installations to advance their immigration agenda.
We already have a permitting process that works. This amendment perpetuates a false narrative that leaves thousands of family- sustaining union jobs at risk.
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