The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act Dec. 10, 2025, punting the yearly legislation that governs Pentagon spending to the Senate. (Chip Somodevilla)
Other provisions strictly curtail Trump from reducing troop presence in Europe and South Korea or pausing weapons deliveries to Ukraine. The bill also would withhold one quarter of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over raw footage of the strikes on alleged narco-trafficking boats near Venezuela.
Speaker Mike Johnson is touting provisions that offer enlisted troops a 4% pay raise, eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, crack down on antisemitism, eliminate $20 billion in spending on "obsolete programs" and "Pentagon bureaucracy" and policies that crack down on China.
In a victory for conservative privacy hawks like House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the legislation includes a non-defense provision that would mandate FBI disclosure when the bureau was investigating presidential candidates and other candidates for federal office.
The bill would also withhold one quarter of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until the Pentagon hands over raw footage of the strikes on alleged narco-trafficking boats near Venezuela. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Beyond economic measures, the NDAA directs the State Department to deploy a new cadre of Regional China Officers at U.S. diplomatic posts around the world, responsible for monitoring Chinese commercial, technological, and infrastructure activities across every major geographic region, including Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.
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The bill also requires biennial reports comparing China’s global diplomatic presence to that of the United States.
The bill repeals two long-dormant war authorizations tied to earlier phases of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, 1992 and 2002, while leaving the primary post-9/11 counterterrorism authority, the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), untouched.
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