S. 1071 - [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026]
S. 1071 - [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026]
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 3383, 3668, 3638, 3628, 3898, S. 1071
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 119-16 PDF
Showing the text of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Text of Joint Explanatory Statement PDF
(as engrossed in the Senate)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-399PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on December, 9, 2025.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 936:
Agreed to by a record vote of 215-211, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 216-210, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
MANAGERS: Scott/Leger Fernández
1.Structured rule for H.R. 3898.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 3383.
10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
12. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Structured rule for H.R. 3638.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
20. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
22. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report.
24. Provides one motion to recommit.
25. Structured rule for H.R. 3628.
26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
27. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
30. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
31. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report.
32. Provides one motion to recommit.
33. Closed rule for H.R. 3668.
34. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
35. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
36. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
37. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.
38. Provides one motion to recommit.
39. Closed rule for S. 1071.
40. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
41. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
42. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
43. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.
44. Provides one motion to commit.
45. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services and the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than December 12, 2025, such material as they may deem explanatory of S. 1071.
46. Provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress before January 6, 2026, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Ansari (AZ) | Democrat | Requires reporting on procedures and support mechanisms for non-citizen members of the Armed Forces seeking to apply for United States citizenship in order to better assist and make more effective these procedures and mechanisms. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Ansari (AZ) | Democrat | Establishes a permanent coordinator on global anti-corruption. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Ansari (AZ) | Democrat | Prohibits the knowing use of artificial intelligence to impersonate, falsely assume or pretend to be an officer or employee of the United States. This amendment is substantively identical to H.R. 4628, the AI Impersonation Prevention Act of 2025. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Ansari (AZ) | Democrat | Establishes a special envoy for Iranian women, girls, and human rights. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Green (TX) | Democrat | Recognizes the 25th Army Corps of the Union Army and thanks them for their role in capturing Galveston, Texas, on June 5th, 1865, and liberating thousands of enslaved people. Identical to H.Res.644 (119th). | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Green (TX) | Democrat | Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Identical to H.R.39 (119th). | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Johnson (TX) | Democrat | To improve financial literacy training for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Requires the the U.S. government to use retreaded tires wherever possible. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Mast (FL) | Republican | Directs the Secretary of the Navy to recognize the National Navy SEAL Museum Memorial, the Memorial Garden and Living Beach, and the Naval Special Warfare K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida as a national memorial, national memorial garden, and national K9 memorial of the Navy SEALs. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Mast (FL) | Republican | Adds the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida to the list of 11 other Museums added to the United States Navy Museum System. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Higgins (LA) | Republican | Strikes "Section 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating to Iraq." | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Prohibits the use of funds to query foreign intelligence information collected under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act using a United States person identifier. Prohibits the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency from using funds to mandate or request that private entities modify products or services to enable electronic surveillance, except as authorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Repeals the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013 by restoring statutory prohibitions on domestic dissemination of State Department and United States Agency for Global Media (formerly the Broadcasting Board of Governors) informational materials and restricting the use of funds for domestic propaganda. Prohibits the use of clandestine or non-official social media accounts, and other such platforms, for these agencies' information activities, confines dissemination to official platforms, and establishes strict archival, transparency, and labeling requirements for delayed public access to such materials. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Prohibits the transfer of MK-84 2000-pound bombs to Israel. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Inserts a section that would prohibit the VA from requiring evidence of a certain dose of radiation to determine if a veteran is considered radiation-exposed for the purposes of “presumptive benefits." Identical to H.R. 4566, the PRESUME Act. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Prohibits underground nuclear testing. | Submitted |
| 17 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Inserts section to authorize the Department of State to submit an Unfunded Priorities List to Congress. Identical to H.R. 5240 - Fully Funding Our National Security Priorities Act. | Submitted |
| 18 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Inserts section directing the Secretary of State to establish a Red Team Capability at the State Department to inform the Department's crisis response and contingency planning. | Submitted |
| 19 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Extends the waiver renewal period for the arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus from one year to five years. Identical to H.R. 4413 - End the Cyprus Embargo Act. | Submitted |
| 20 | Version 1 | Titus (NV) | Democrat | Requires certification that any arms sales to the Republic of Turkey will adversely impact Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). | Submitted |
| 21 | Version 1 | Norcross (NJ), Bresnahan (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA) | Bi-Partisan | Adds Section 1110 of the House-passed NDAA (H.R.3838): Prohibits use of Department of Defense FY26 funds from being used to restrict collective bargaining rights for civilian employees. Text is identical to Section 1110 of H.R. 3838. | Submitted |
| 22 | Version 1 | Dean (PA) | Democrat | This amendment repeals the authority for a Senator to bring a civil action against the federal government if an internet service provider or the Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) accessed or disclosed, or accesses or discloses, data from the Senator's office to provide to a federal agency without following prescribed notice requirements. | Submitted |
| 23 | Version 1 | Fine (FL) | Republican | Directs the Department of War to work with the Department of Health and Human Services to stockpile Lymphocyte-stimulating agents. | Submitted |
| 24 | Version 2 | Rose (TN), Dean (PA) | Bi-Partisan | Revised Repeals the Senate notification and civil lawsuit “payday” provision that allows Senators to sue the federal government over disclosure of Senate office data. | Revised |
| 25 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Directs the Department of Defense to establish an initiative to accelerate the research and development of innovative, sustainable polymer processing and manufacturing to support next generation technologies built on a resilient polymer supply chain. | Submitted |
| 26 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Supports research into additional civil use cases for airships, often referred to as blimps, that could contribute to economic, sustainable and clean air cargo transportation, support disaster response efforts, and provide humanitarian aid to people and areas in need. Identical to H.R. 9381 (118th Congress). | Submitted |
| 27 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Creates a pilot program for the establishment of food farmacies on or nearby military installations to increase access to nutritional guidance and to improve health outcomes. | Submitted |
| 28 | Version 2 | Self (TX), Davidson (OH) | Republican | Revised Prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency. | Revised |
| 29 | Version 1 | Sykes (OH) | Democrat | Inserts language directing the DoD to collaborate with the U.S. Economic Development Administration Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). | Submitted |
| 30 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes extension of the Ukraine Security Assistance Act. | Submitted |
| 31 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes funding for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program, costing the U.S. taxpayer over $100million. | Submitted |
| 32 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes foreign aid funding for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. | Submitted |
| 33 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes foreign aid funding to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Kurdish forces, and Syrian groups. | Submitted |
| 34 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes continuation of foreign aid funding to Iraqi Security forces, as well as other military, paramilitary, and security forces in Iraq. | Submitted |
| 35 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes $500million in missile defense foreign aid to Israel. | Submitted |
| 36 | Version 1 | Baird (IN) | Republican | This amendment would require DOD to brief Congress on the feasibility and effectiveness of using pulsed-laser systems to defend U.S. military and strategic facilities against unmanned aerial systems (especially swarms) in the near term, and against intermediate- to long-range missile threats in the medium term. | Submitted |
| 37 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Strikes foreign aid funding for Israel anti-tunneling cooperation and US-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned systems, costing the U.S. taxpayer $150million. | Submitted |
| 38 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Prohibits assistance to Israel. | Submitted |
| 39 | Version 1 | Massie (KY) | Republican | Prohibits assistance to Ukraine. | Submitted |
| 40 | Version 1 | Fine (FL) | Republican | Strikes funding for Syrian groups and individuals. | Submitted |
| 41 | Version 1 | Sewell (AL) | Democrat | Repeals Sec. 213 of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, including provisions that allow certain Senators to seek monetary damages for phone records that were lawfully obtained. Restores Sec. 10 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005. | Submitted |
| 42 | Version 1 | Stanton (AZ) | Democrat | This makes it a sense of Congress that the Development Finance Corporation should consider secure supply chains to meet the semiconductor needs of the U.S. and its allies and partners. | Submitted |
| 43 | Version 1 | Wasserman Schultz (FL), McCollum (MN) | Democrat | Strikes language that would allow the Secretary to transfer funds within MILCON and from O&M, RDTE to MILCON without Congressional approval. | Submitted |
| 44 | Version 1 | Fitzpatrick (PA) | Republican | Provides for the oversight of U.S.-Ukraine Defense Cooperation and Intelligence Sharing. | Submitted |
| 45 | Version 1 | Jacobs (CA) | Democrat | Provides fertility services, including IVF, to active duty service members and their dependents. | Submitted |
| 46 | Version 1 | Clyde (GA) | Republican | Ensures no recommendation, procedure, or plan of the commission established under section 370 of Public Law 116–283 shall apply to any civil works project of the Department of Defense. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 215
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #45 to S. 1071, offered by Representative Jacobs, which provides fertility services, including IVF, to active-duty service members and their dependents. Defeated: 3–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 216
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #21 to S. 1071, offered by Representative Norcross, which adds section 1110 of the House passed NDAA, prohibiting the use of Department of Defense FY26 funds from being used to restrict collective bargaining rights for civilian employees. Defeated: 3–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 217
Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for immediate consideration of H.R. 6074, to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits for three years, through 2028, under a closed rule, debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means. Defeated: 3–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 219
Motion by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3