House NDAA for FY 2027

What This Bill Does

This bill authorizes fiscal year 2027 funding for the Department of Defense, including procurement, research and development, and operation and maintenance. It also covers military construction and defense activities of the Department of Energy, and sets military personnel strengths for that year.

For ordinary Americans, this bill helps determine how much money is available for the U.S. military, defense research, base operations, and related Energy Department defense work in fiscal year 2027. Those choices can affect national security, defense jobs, military readiness, and federal spending priorities.

Who This Bill Affects

For the general public, this bill would shape federal defense spending and military readiness in fiscal year 2027, but it does not directly change everyday civilian benefits or taxes on its face. Its effects would be felt mainly through national security policy, defense-related jobs, and how Congress allocates money among defense priorities.

Latest Status

May 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Will It Pass?

8% estimated chance of becoming law

Pass percentages are estimates and may be inaccurate.