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House passes $1.15 trillion defense bill, tees up Iran war funds

newsJul 22, 202625526

The House on July 22 approved a $1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act in a 216-212 vote and moved measures that could help cover rising costs from the Iran war. Six Democrats crossed party lines to join most Republicans; seven Republicans voted no. Speaker Mike Johnson combined the SAVE America Act with the NDAA to placate hard-right rebels led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna; the SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot. The bill codifies several of President Donald Trump’s Pentagon priorities, including a rebrand to a “Department of War” and limits on transgender service members’ health care through Tricare and participation in Defense Department school sports. House Armed Services Committee top Republican Rep. Mike Rogers defended the bill as necessary to shore up the defense industrial base, while top Democrat Rep. Adam Smith called it support for “the Department of Defense that the president is using to wage this war.” The House bill still must be reconciled with the Senate version, and several of the most controversial GOP provisions have little chance of surviving the Senate or a presidential veto; final passage is expected in December after negotiations.

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Republicans passed a more than $1-trillion Pentagon bill alongside a budget blueprint that would let them bypass Democrats and unlock other funds for the Iran war and Trump's election overhaul bill. n.pr/4pxoW2e

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