The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
S 2296 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Roger F. Wicker (R)

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Authorizes defense spending and military operations for 2026, including new ships and aircraft.

Tradeoff

Authorizes defense for weapons, personnel, and operations. Also includes provisions on diversity policies, biotech strategy, and coast guard functions.

What's in it

See official bill text

Section 1564 would increase the deficit by an insignificant amount.

The federal cost to implement this provision is negligible; the provision primarily affirms DoD's existing authority to manage spectrum for national defense purposes rather than creating a new federal spending program or significantly altering federal revenues.

Budgetary Determination for Section 1564 of S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, as Passed by the Senate on October 9, 2025 · Dec 2025

The Senate agreed to invoke on the on September 2, 2025 (84-14). The Senate then agreed to proceed to the bill on September 4, 2025 (83-13). The Senate passed the bill on October 9, 2025 (77-20).

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 15, 2025)

  2. Senate

    The Committee on Armed Services voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 15, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-39.

  3. Senate

    On on the

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2296

    Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #500 · Sep 2, 2025)

    84 yeanay 14

  4. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to S. 2296

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #503 · Sep 4, 2025)

    83 yeanay 13

  5. Senate · Amended

    Senator Wicker's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3748 · Oct 9, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    S. 2296, as amended

    Bill Passed(Roll #570 · Oct 9, 2025)

    77 yeanay 20

  7. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 12, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Oct 9, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027