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House Passes Its $768 Billion FY ‘22 NDAA With Bipartisan Vote

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 24th, 2021

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House Passes Its $768 Billion FY ‘22 NDAA With Bipartisan Vote

The House's final vote count on its Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. (Image: House of Representatives floor livestream)

The House on Thursday evening passed its $768 billion version of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a bipartisan 316 to 113 vote. Lawmakers approved the defense policy bill, which includes a $23.9 billion topline increase above President Biden’s requested funding level, following three days of debate and floor consideration of over 400 amendments. “I am once again incredibly proud of the work of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), despite the ongoing challenges posed by…

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