National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA 2025) is a proposed United States federal law which will specify the budget, expenditures, and policies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for fiscal year 2025.[1][2]
Background[edit]
The National Defense Authorization Act is an annual bill proposed in the United States Congress that redefines the United States military budget for the following fiscal year. Each chamber of Congress introduces a version of the NDAA: for 2025, H.R. 8070 in the House and a yet to be introduced bill in the Senate.
History[edit]
On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote.[3] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson, watering down the Pentagon's proposal by adding a requirement for gubernatorial consent to any such transfers.[4]
Republican amendments[edit]
On June 14, the United States House of Representatives passed the USD$895 dollar defense spending bill in a 217-199 vote, with several added socially conservative amendments made by House Republicans that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson approved in order to prevent any hardline Republicans from blocking the bill. All but six House Democrats opposed the bill, while only three House Republicans opposed the bill. Many Democrats criticized the changes and the House Republicans for using the mandatory defense bill to push forward divisive, partisan agendas.
The amendments would block funding to gender-affirming care for transgender members of the United States Armed Forces, for military diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, climate change efforts, and for any future efforts to help bring Palestinian refugees to the United States. The amendments also planned to block an earlier policy that would reimburse travel for troops needing reproductive care or abortions, and planned to defund the Gaza floating pier.
A White House spokesperson condemned the amendments as prioritizing GOP politics over the safety and needs of US troops, and called it "an unserious effort" that would not pass the Senate without several amendments being removed or altered.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Erwin, Sandra (May 23, 2024). "House Armed Services Committee advances 2025 defense policy bill". SpaceNews. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Hitchens, Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Justin Katz, Theresa (May 23, 2024). "HASC greenlights draft NDAA, sends $883B bill to full House". Breaking Defense. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mitchell, Ellen (May 24, 2024). "Here's what's in the mammoth $883.7B Defense bill passed by the House". The Hill. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Ellen (May 24, 2024). "Here's what's in the mammoth $883.7B Defense bill passed by the House". The Hill. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "House Republicans narrowly pass defense bill loaded with culture war issues". Politico. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
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