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H.R. 3838 · Armed Forces and National Security
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Introduced Jun 9, 2025 · Received in the Senate.
What does this mean?

This is the annual defense funding bill that sets budgets and rules for the military for the coming year. It covers things like buying and upgrading weapons and aircraft, deciding how many people can serve in the active-duty and reserve military, setting healthcare and pay policies for troops and their families, and funding nuclear weapons safety and cleanup work. It also updates rules for how the military buys equipment and services (aiming to speed that process up), sets policy on military relationships with other countries including Israel, and addresses newer areas like cybersecurity and artificial intelligence use within the armed forces. In short, it shapes pay, benefits, equipment, and technology policy for service members and the companies and agencies that supply the military.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to Committee
Jun 9, 2025
Passed House
Sep 10, 2025
Received in Senate
Sep 30, 2025
Full action history (75)
Jun 9, 2025Introduced in House
Jun 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 15, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul 15, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 55 - 2.
Aug 19, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. H. Rept. 119-231.
Aug 19, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189.
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