House passes Pentagon funding and limits on stock trades in a last dash before recess
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion military funding bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, ahead of a month-long recess. The bill passed on a largely party-line vote, with Democrats expressing concerns over the impact of high defense spending on domestic programs.
Why it matters
The passage of this bill highlights deep partisan divides over national security priorities and fiscal policy during an ongoing international conflict.
House Republicans passed $1.1 trillion in funding for the military on Wednesday, in a final flurry of activity before leaving Washington for a more than month-long recess.
The funding, an annual military policy bill called the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, passed by a vote of 216 to 212, with six Democrats joining Republicans to support the bill. It now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain path forward.
The bill — typically advanced with broad bipartisan majorities — has become a largely party-line effort this year. Republicans call the bill "a generational investment in America's national defense" that "builds the fighting force of the future by prioritizing innovation, lethality, and readiness."
Democrats, even reliable military advocates, disagree.
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