By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually.
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By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually.
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to …
The measure would increase America’s total national security budget by roughly 3% to $886 billion. The bill now heads to President Biden, who is expected to sign it.
Congress passed its annual defense spending bill on Thursday, approving a record $886 billion for the Pentagon and extending intelligence agencies’ warrantless foreign surveillance authority …
The Senate authorized a record $886 billion in military spending for 2024 after passing the annual National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday. The 3,000-page must-pass bill received stro…
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have passed the annual defense bill, sending the nearly $900 billion sweeping legislation that lays out the Pentagon's priorities for the next fiscal to the House for consideration.
The bill includes a four-month extension of Section 702, a controversial surveillance authority, giving lawmakers more time to either reform or keep the program.
The bill would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades and temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program. It also includes multiple measures aimed at “ending wokeness in the military.”
