HR 8800
Passed a chamber
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for Department of Defense military activities, military construction, and Department of Energy defense programs, and sets military personnel strengths, while also making many policy changes to weapons programs, military personnel rules, acquisition, and other defense matters.
Official title: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
13-MAY-2026
Referred
13-MAY-2026
Approved by committee
04-JUN-2026
Reported
15-JUN-2026
On the calendar
15-JUN-2026
Passed
22-JUL-2026
Senate
Received
14-SEP-2026
- Authorizes funding for Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Defense-wide procurement, research, operations, and military construction for fiscal year 2027
- Sets requirements for minimum aircraft inventories, including F-22, E-3, MQ-9, P-8A, and A-10 fleets, and extends limits on retiring certain aircraft
- Includes a Division E that requires proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and photo identification for voting in federal elections
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (15-JUN-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 22-JUL-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Armed Services Committee (House)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 1 D
1 Democrat