Block Harmful Provisions in the NDAA Defense Budget (UPDATED 7/22) - PASSED HOUSE
Updates
July 22, 2026: By a vote of 216-212, the House has passed H.R. 8800, their version of the NDAA. Democratic reps Cuellar (TX), Davis (NC), Golden (ME), Gonzalez (TX), Gray (CA), and Perez (WA) voted Yes with Republicans, while Republican reps Brecheen (OK), Burchett (TN), Crane (AZ), Hageman (WY), Luna (FL), Massie (KY), and Roy (TX) voted No with Democrats. Speaker Johnson now plans to attach the NDAA to the SAVE America Act and a voter ID bill before sending it to the Senate. However, the Senate may opt to move forward on their own version of the NDAA, S. 4784.
The Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a record-breaking $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, the largest inflation-adjusted defense budget in American history. Rather than investing in the modern, cost-effective capabilities our military actually needs, it funds Trump’s vanity projects while supporting dangerous foreign entanglements. The massive bills, H.R. 8800 and S. 4784, include:
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Section 219 (formerly Section 224) of H.R. 8800 / Section 1217 of S. 4784 which would give Israel unprecedented access to American military technology, while forcing the U.S. to integrate Israeli defense systems into our own supply chain.
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A provision to codify Trump’s order to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, with an estimated cost of up to $125 million.
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$17.5 Billion for the “Golden Dome.” Modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome, this proposed missile defense shield is unlikely to ever be fully operational and would cost an estimated $1.2 trillion to develop, deploy, and operate for 20 years.
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Funding for Trump’s battleships. While the current NDAA introduces some guardrails on the “Trump-class” battleship program, it stops short, leaving the door open for billions in spending on a weapons platform that defense experts say makes little strategic sense for our Navy.
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Anti-trans amendments restricting TRICARE medical coverage for gender-related care and barring transgender students from women’s K-12 sports at Department of Defense-run schools.
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The controversial “Hunt amendment” authorizing the federal government to use eminent domain on California-owned public lands to secure the Santa Ynez Pipeline for military fuel supplies.
Taxpayers should not be forced to bankroll outlandish and expensive projects that do little to improve our national security and deepen our ties to a foreign government’s military in the midst of an unnecessary war. Demand that Congress reject these harmful provisions and pass a defense budget that reflects real threats and real priorities.
Contacts for this topic:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to express my concern about harmful provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act and the wasteful increases in Pentagon spending. I specifically ask that [REP/SEN NAME] oppose…
[CHOOSE 1-3 options]:
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Section 1217, the expanded U.S.-Israel defense technology integration, (and)
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anti-trans amendments that restrict TRICARE coverage and bar trans students from participating in sports, (and)
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the Hunt amendment that allows the government to seize land in California for an oil pipeline, (and)
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funding to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, (and)
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funding for the Golden Dome missile shield, (and)
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funding for Trump’s new battleship program, (and)
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an unnecessarily bloated $1.5 trillion dollar defense budget.
Congress should pass a responsible budget that addresses real security needs, not impractical funding for Trump’s vanity projects and measures to deepen our ties to a foreign government’s military.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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