Bill Information for hr8800-119

Long Title

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Short Title

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Vote Information

Status: PASS_OVER:HOUSE as of 2026-07-22 20:38:30.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Mike Rogers (R-AL).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a R-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 21 roll call votes on this bill in total.

Amendments

There were 19 amendments to this bill that received a roll call vote. The amendments are listed below with their sponsors:

• -- Amendment hamdt266-119 filed by Glenn Grothman (R) : Amendment sought to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report detailing options for reducing the number of civilians employed by the Department of Defense by 200,000.
• -- Amendment hamdt261-119 filed by Pat Harrigan (R) : Amendment prohibits the use of automated speed enforcement cameras on military installations.
• -- Amendment hamdt259-119 filed by Darrell Issa (R) : Amendment sought to authorize the Secretary to approve any eligible investor and cleared investment professional who meets the program's statutory and regulatory requirements to assess potential investment opportunities that match with the Department of War's requirements or potential requirements. It sought to make clear that the program is not capped, allowing an unlimited number of qualified investors, cleared personnel, and covered companies to participate at the discretion of the Secretary of War.
• -- Amendment hamdt258-119 filed by Keith Self (R) : Amendment codifies protections and responsibilities for chaplains and subjects such protections to prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
• -- Amendment hamdt257-119 filed by Addison P. McDowell (R) : Amendment sought to authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a school choice pilot program for members of the Armed Forces.
• -- Amendment hamdt256-119 filed by Nancy Mace (R) : Amendment prohibits male participation in female sports at Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
• -- Amendment hamdt255-119 filed by Nancy Mace (R) : Amendment prohibits gender-related medical care under TRICARE and prevents TRICARE from covering certain gender-related medical procedures and treatments.
• -- Amendment hamdt254-119 filed by Lauren Boebert (R) : Amendment sought to codify Executive Order 14183, which implements a ban on transgender service members by requiring all personnel to serve in accordance with their biological sex, citing military readiness and discipline.
• -- Amendment hamdt253-119 filed by Jeff Crank (R) : Amendment establishes a presumption of approval for qualified Department of Defense servicemembers and civilian employees seeking authorization from their facility commander to carry personal firearms on military installations.
• -- Amendment hamdt252-119 filed by Elijah Crane (R) :
• -- Amendment hamdt251-119 filed by Elijah Crane (R) : Amendment sought to prohibit the Department of Defense from using taxpayer funds to cover the costs of foreign military personnel participating in bilateral or multilateral military exercises conducted with the United States unless the Secretary of Defense waives the prohibition when necessary to support a U.S. national security interest.
• -- Amendment hamdt250-119 filed by Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R) : Amendment sought to preempt state and local laws that impose requirements different from federal standards on certain defense-related recycling, disposal, and materials recovery activities.
• -- Amendment hamdt249-119 filed by James Gallagher (R) : Amendment sought to conduct a study to explore mechanisms by which federal authority can preempt or otherwise mitigate state actions that effectively undermine domestic refining capacity critical to national defense.
• -- Amendment hamdt248-119 filed by Wesley Hunt (R) : Amendment modifies the bill to protect a critical component of California's defense fuel supply chain by ensuring the continued operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, which transports domestically produced crude oil to refineries that supply Department of Defense installations.
• -- Amendment hamdt247-119 filed by Wesley Hunt (R) : Amendment sought to amend the bill to ensure that no court may issue injunctions that impair military readiness, military fuel supply, or defense-related logistical support.
• -- Amendment hamdt245-119 filed by Lauren Boebert (R) : Amendment strikes section 518, relating to the pilot program on modernization of drug testing using voice-based risk assessment technology to identify servicemembers for drug testing.
• -- Amendment hamdt244-119 filed by Lauren Boebert (R) : Amendment sought to strike section 524, which removes the existing statutory limit on the number of cadets who may receive alternative service obligations to pursue professional athletic careers, thereby preserving the current cap.
• -- Amendment hamdt243-119 filed by Lauren Boebert (R) : Amendment sought to strike section 521 and replace it with a prohibition on foreign nationals attending the United States Military Academies.
• -- Amendment hamdt242-119 filed by Lauren Boebert (R) : Amendment sought to strike section 1213, relating to the deadline for the Afghanistan War Commission's final report, and maintain the current statutory reporting deadline.

Party line votes for these amendments are determined based on the party of the amendment sponsor, NOT the bill's sponsor.

Vote Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of party line and non-party line votes per party for each roll call vote taken.