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Congress·Passed House·3 months ago

House Passes $36.9B Defense Spending Bill Banning DEI, Funding Israel and Taiwan Aid

Also known as: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

221–209

Senate
President

Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill provides the money needed to run the U.S. military for the 2026 budget year. It covers pay and healthcare for millions of service members, plus the costs of training and daily operations for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
  • A large portion of the money goes toward buying advanced equipment, including $36.9 billion for new ships and submarines. It also funds the purchase of aircraft, missiles, and ammunition to restock supplies and modernize the fleet.
  • The plan includes $500 million to help Israel with its missile defense systems, like the Iron Dome, and another $500 million to provide military training and equipment to Taiwan.
  • The bill includes several new rules that ban the use of federal money for diversity and inclusion offices, gender-affirming healthcare, and teaching certain concepts related to race. It also prevents the government from requiring COVID-19 masks or vaccines for troops and students in military schools.
  • To save money, the bill cuts billions of dollars from the budget by requiring the Defense Department to work with the Department of Government Efficiency to find and remove wasteful spending.
  • It continues long-standing bans on moving prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the United States and prohibits any funding for groups like the Taliban, Hamas, or the United Nations agency that assists Palestinians.
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Milestones

8 milestones63 actions
Dec 8, 2025Senate

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)

Dec 2, 2025Senate

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8433)

Nov 19, 2025Senate

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

Nov 18, 2025Senate

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8189)

Oct 16, 2025Senate

Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4016 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 575) entered in Senate.

Vote Results

10 votes
SenateFailedClotureOct 16, 2025

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

50
44
Democrat
3 – 41 · 1
Republican
47 – 1 · 5
Independent
0 – 2
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 119-38 to include any special administrative region or other territory within one of the covered nations referenced in the bill within the bill's definition of "foreign country of concern.".

63
365
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
63 – 153 · 6
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 119-38 to amend the definition of 'foreign entity of concern' to include Chinese military companies identified on the list required by section 1260H of the FY 2021 NDAA (colloquially referred to as the "Section 1260H list").

6
421
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
6 – 209 · 7
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment sought to amend section 117 to streamline foreign gift and contract reporting, align reporting with other federal research security compliance requirements, establish sanctions for noncompliance and require the Secretary of Education to conduct negotiated rulemaking to receive stakeholder feedback.

104
326
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
104 – 114 · 4
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment sought to amend the threshold value at which gifts must be reported from $50,000 to $1.

6
422
Democrat
4 – 207 · 4
Republican
2 – 215 · 5
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Foreign Country Of Concern".

30
400
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
30 – 188 · 4
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Amendment sought to amend the definition of "Investment of Concern" to include any entity that the Secretary of State determines consistently, knowingly, and directly facilitates and enables state violence and repression, war and occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights.

76
353
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
76 – 141 · 5
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Agreeing to the Amendment

Rules Committee

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources is considered adopted.

76
355
Democrat
0 – 212 · 3
Republican
76 – 143 · 3
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HouseFailedAmendmentJul 18, 2025

On Motion to Recommit

211
219
Democrat
211 – 0 · 1
Republican
0 – 219 · 1
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HousePassedPassageJul 18, 2025

On Passage

221
209
Democrat
5 – 206 · 1
Republican
216 – 3 · 1
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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Bill NumberHR 4016
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)

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