House clears $886 billion protection invoice, sends to Biden

The House on Thursday accredited the National Defense Authorization Act, with a powerful bipartisan majority backing the $886 billion invoice and sending it to President Biden’s desk.

The measure, which cleared the Senate a day earlier, features a 5.2% pay increase for American troops and clears the way in which for lots of of billions of {dollars} in navy spending for the subsequent fiscal 12 months, together with funding to strengthen U.S. functionality within the Pacific.

The compromise model that cleared the House by a 310-118 vote lacked the proposals put ahead by conservative Republicans, lots of whom tried to make use of the NDAA as a automobile to roll again what they see as woke initiatives within the Pentagon.

Despite these variations, GOP leaders stated the ultimate model of the invoice makes the nation safer.

“As America is facing unprecedented threats across the globe, the National Defense Authorization Act will strengthen our national security against adversaries like China and Russia, and support our service members by providing them with the tools necessary to continue to be the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world,” House Speaker Mike Johnson stated in an announcement after the invoice handed.