S. 1071 (119th)
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026ⓘ
- Policy area:
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Sponsor:
- John Cornyn
- Latest action:
- Became Public Law No: 119-60. (Dec 18, 2025)
- Subjects:
- Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Afghanistan, Africa, Air quality, Alabama, Alaska, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Albania, Alliances, Alternative treatments, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Appropriations, Arctic and polar regions, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Arms control and nonproliferation, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses, Astronomy, Atmospheric science and weather, Australia, Aviation and airports, Behavioral sciences, Biological and life sciences, Blood and blood diseases, Border security and unlawful immigration, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Building construction, Business investment and capital, California, Canada, Cancer, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Caribbean area, Cemeteries and funerals, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Chemical and biological weapons, Child care and development, Child safety and welfare, China, Citizenship and naturalization, Civil actions and liability, Coast guard, Collective security, Colorado, Commuting, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Conflicts and wars, Congressional operations and organization, Congressional oversight, Congressional tributes, Connecticut, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Crime prevention, Crime victims, Crimes against children, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal justice information and records, Cuba, Cultural exchanges and relations, Data collection, sharing, protection, Defense spending, Delaware, Dental care, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Detention of persons, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Director of National Intelligence, Disability assistance, Domestic violence and child abuse, Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation, Drug trafficking and controlled substances, Earth sciences, Economic development, Education programs funding, Educational technology and distance education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency medical services and trauma care, Emergency planning and evacuation, Employee benefits and pensions, Employee hiring, Employee leave, Employment and training programs, Energy research, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Environmental health, Environmental technology, Espionage and treason, Estonia, Europe, Executive agency funding and structure, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal officials, Federal-Indian relations, Financial literacy, Firearms and explosives, Fires, First responders and emergency personnel, Fishes, Florida, Food supply, safety, and labeling, Foreign aid and international relief, Foreign and international corporations, Foreign language and bilingual programs, Foreign property, Forests, forestry, trees, Georgia, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government ethics and transparency, public corruption, Government information and archives, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government studies and investigations, Government trust funds, Great Lakes, Guam, Haiti, Hawaii, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Health care costs and insurance, Health care coverage and access, Health facilities and institutions, Health information and medical records, Health personnel, Health programs administration and funding, Health promotion and preventive care, Health technology, devices, supplies, Higher education, Historical and cultural resources, Homeland security, Hong Kong, House of Representatives, Housing and community development funding, Human trafficking, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indian claims, Indian lands and resources rights, Indiana, Industrial facilities, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Infrastructure development, Insects, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Intergovernmental relations, International organizations and cooperation, International scientific cooperation, Internet, web applications, social media, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Judges, Kentucky, Kosovo, Labor market, Labor-management relations, Latin America, Latvia, Law enforcement administration and funding, Lawyers and legal services, Lebanon, Legislative rules and procedure, Licensing and registrations, Lithuania, Louisiana, Macau, Maine, Manufacturing, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Marine and inland water transportation, Marine pollution, Marshall Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medical education, Medical research, Members of Congress, Mental health, Metals, Mexico, Michigan, Middle East, Military assistance, sales, and agreements, Military civil functions, Military command and structure, Military education and training, Military facilities and property, Military history, Military law, Military medicine, Military operations and strategy, Military personnel and dependents, Military procurement, research, weapons development, Military readiness, Mining, Missing persons, Mississippi, Missouri, Missouri River, Mongolia, Montenegro, Monuments and memorials, Motor carriers, Motor fuels, Motor vehicles, Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers, National Guard and reserves, Navigation, waterways, harbors, Neurological disorders, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, New Zealand, Noise pollution, North America, North Carolina, North Korea, North Macedonia, Nuclear power, Nuclear weapons, Nutrition and diet, Oceania, Ohio, Oil and gas, Oregon, Organized crime, Pennsylvania, Performance measurement, Pest management, Philippines, Photography and imaging, Pipelines, Political parties and affiliation, Pornography, Product development and innovation, Protection of officials, Public contracts and procurement, Public-private cooperation, Puerto Rico, Racial and ethnic relations, Radiation, Radio spectrum allocation, Radioactive wastes and releases, Railroads, Religion, Research administration and funding, Research and development, Residential rehabilitation and home repair, Retail and wholesale trades, Rhode Island, Russia, Sanctions, School athletics, Science and engineering education, Scientific communication, Seafood, Selective Service System, Serbia, Sex offenses, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination, Smuggling and trafficking, Solid waste and recycling, South Asia, South Carolina, South Korea, Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status, Space flight and exploration, Spacecraft and satellites, Special education, State and local government operations, Strategic materials and reserves, Subversive activities, Sudan, Supply chain, Supreme Court, Syria, Taiwan, Teaching, teachers, curricula, Technology assessment, Technology transfer and commercialization, Telephone and wireless communication, Temporary and part-time employment, Tennessee, Terrorism, Texas, Trade agreements and negotiations, Transportation costs, Transportation safety and security, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' organizations and recognition, Vietnam, Virginia, Visas and passports, Vocational and technical education, Wages and earnings, Washington State, Water quality, Water resources funding, Water use and supply, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Women's employment, Women's health, Women's rights, Worker safety and health, World history, Yemen
Congressional Budget Office estimates
Action timeline
45 actions, most recent first. Each line is the text published by the chamber or the Library of Congress, shown word for word.
- Dec 18, 2025 President code E40000
Became Public Law No: 119-60.
Source: Library of Congress
- Dec 18, 2025 BecameLaw code 36000
Became Public Law No: 119-60.
Source: Library of Congress
- Dec 18, 2025 President code E30000
Signed by President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Dec 18, 2025 BecameLaw code 36000
Signed by President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Dec 18, 2025 Floor code E20000
Presented to President.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 18, 2025 President code 28000
Presented to President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Dec 18, 2025 Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Senate
- Dec 17, 2025 ResolvingDifferences
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1071 by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 20. Record Vote Number: 648.
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Dec 17, 2025 NotUsed code 20500
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 1071 by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 20. Record Vote Number: 648.
Source: Library of Congress · recorded vote
- Dec 17, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 with an amendment (SA 3961) withdrawn in Senate.
Source: Senate
- Dec 17, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered).
Source: Senate
- Dec 16, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8749)
Source: Senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S8707-8708)
Source: Senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany S. 1071 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3963) fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 in Senate.
Armed Services Committee
Source: Senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Floor
Cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 76 - 20. Record Vote Number: 647. (CR S8707)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to refer to Senate Committee on Armed Services the House message to accompany S. 1071 with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3963) made in Senate. (CR S8656)
Armed Services Committee
Source: Senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 with an amendment (SA 3961) made in Senate. (CR S8656)
Source: Senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 presented in Senate. (CR S8655-8656)
Source: Senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to concur in the House amendment to S. 1071 made in Senate. (CR S8655)
Source: Senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8655-8656)
Source: Senate
- Dec 11, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1071 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 22. Record Vote Number: 646. (CR S8655)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Dec 10, 2025 Floor
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Source: Senate
- Dec 10, 2025 17:32:42 Floor code H38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 17:32:40 Floor code H37100
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 112 (Roll no. 320). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5136-5510)
Source: House floor actions · recorded vote
- Dec 10, 2025 17:32:40 Floor code 8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 312 - 112 (Roll no. 320). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5136-5510)
Source: Library of Congress · recorded vote
- Dec 10, 2025 17:24:21 Floor code H36210
On motion to commit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 216 (Roll no. 319).
Armed Services Committee
Source: House floor actions · recorded vote
- Dec 10, 2025 16:50:36 Floor code H30000
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5519-5520)
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 16:37:45 Floor code H8D000
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S. 1071, the Chair put the question on motion to commit and by voice vote announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Norcross demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 16:37:30 Floor code H8A000
The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 16:37:11 Floor code H36200
Mr. Norcross moved to commit to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR H5518)
Armed Services Committee
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 16:36:54 Floor code H35000
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 15:28:24 Floor code H8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 1071.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 15:27:46 Floor code H8D000
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 15:27:41 Floor code H30000
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5136-5518)
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 10, 2025 15:25:13 Floor code H1L220
Rule H. Res. 936 passed House.
Source: House floor actions
- Dec 9, 2025 19:52:18 Floor code H1L210
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
Source: House floor actions
- Aug 8, 2025 11:44:49 Floor code H15000
Held at the desk.
Source: House floor actions
- Aug 8, 2025 11:33:33 Floor code H14000
Received in the House.
Source: House floor actions
- Aug 8, 2025 Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Senate
- Aug 1, 2025 Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5475; text: CR S5475)
Source: Senate
- Aug 1, 2025 Floor code 17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Library of Congress
- Aug 1, 2025 Discharge
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Source: Senate
- Aug 1, 2025 Committee code 14500
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Source: Library of Congress
- Mar 14, 2025 IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Source: Senate
- Mar 14, 2025 IntroReferral code 10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
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Recorded votes on this measure
- Senate Roll #648 Passage Dec 17, 2025 · Motion Agreed to
- Senate Roll #647 Procedural Dec 15, 2025 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Senate Roll #646 Procedural Dec 11, 2025 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- House Roll #320 Passage Dec 10, 2025 · Passed
- House Roll #319 Procedural Dec 10, 2025 · Failed
Coverage: the 118th–119th Congresses.