S. 2296 (119th)
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026ⓘ
- Policy area:
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Sponsor:
- Roger F. Wicker
- Latest action:
- Held at the desk. (Nov 12, 2025)
- Subjects:
- Academic performance and assessments, Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Adoption and foster care, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Africa, Air quality, Alabama, Alaska, Alliances, Appropriations, Arab-Israeli relations, Arizona, Arkansas, Armed Forces Retirement Home, Arms control and nonproliferation, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses, Athletes, Atmospheric science and weather, Australia, Aviation and airports, Belgium, Blood and blood diseases, Border security and unlawful immigration, Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies, Budget process, Building construction, California, Canada, Caribbean area, Chemical and biological weapons, Child care and development, Child health, China, Civil actions and liability, Coal, Coast guard, Collective security, Commemorative events and holidays, Competition and antitrust, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Conflicts and wars, Congressional oversight, Connecticut, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Crime prevention, Cuba, Data collection, sharing, protection, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Defense spending, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Detention of persons, Digital media, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Disability and paralysis, Disability assistance, District of Columbia, Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation, Drug trafficking and controlled substances, Educational technology and distance education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee hiring, Employment and training programs, Employment discrimination and employee rights, Energy efficiency and conservation, Energy storage, supplies, demand, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Espionage and treason, Europe, Executive agency funding and structure, Family planning and birth control, Family relationships, Federal officials, Fiji, Firearms and explosives, Fires, Florida, Foreign aid and international relief, Foreign and international corporations, Foreign labor, Forests, forestry, trees, France, Free trade and trade barriers, Georgia, Germany, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government ethics and transparency, public corruption, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Greenland, Guam, Hawaii, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Health care quality, Health personnel, Health technology, devices, supplies, Hearing, speech, and vision care, Higher education, Historic sites and heritage areas, Housing industry and standards, Human trafficking, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Industrial policy and productivity, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Inflation and prices, Infrastructure development, Intellectual property, Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information, Intergovernmental relations, International organizations and cooperation, International scientific cooperation, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Judges, Jurisdiction and venue, Kansas, Kentucky, Kiribati, Land transfers, Latin America, Lawyers and legal services, Lease and rental services, Lebanon, Licensing and registrations, Maine, Manufacturing, Marine and inland water transportation, Marshall Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medical education, Medical research, Mental health, Metals, Mexico, Micronesia, Middle East, Military assistance, sales, and agreements, Military civil functions, 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, Minority education, Missing persons, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Motor vehicles, National Guard and reserves, Nauru, Navigation, waterways, harbors, Neurological disorders, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, New Zealand, North America, North Carolina, North Dakota, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Nuclear power, Nuclear weapons, Nutrition and diet, Oceania, Ohio, Oil and gas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Organized crime, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Pennsylvania, Performance measurement, Personnel records, Philippines, Poland, Professional sports, Protection of officials, Public contracts and procurement, Public participation and lobbying, Public-private cooperation, Puerto Rico, Racial and ethnic relations, Radio spectrum allocation, Radioactive wastes and releases, Research administration and funding, Research and development, Retail and wholesale trades, Rhode Island, Russia, Samoa, School administration, School athletics, Seafood, Sex and reproductive health, Sex offenses, Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination, Singapore, Small business, Smuggling and trafficking, Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations, Solid waste and recycling, Solomon Islands, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Korea, Space flight and exploration, Spacecraft and satellites, Spain, Special education, Strategic materials and reserves, Supply chain, Surgery and anesthesia, Syria, Taiwan, Teaching, teachers, curricula, Technology assessment, Television and film, Tennessee, Terrorism, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Transportation costs, Travel and tourism, Tuvalu, U.S. territories and protectorates, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Utah, Vanuatu, Virginia, Visas and passports, Wages and earnings, Washington State, Water quality, Water use and supply, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Worker safety and health
Congressional Budget Office estimates
Action timeline
35 actions, most recent first. Each line is the text published by the chamber or the Library of Congress, shown word for word.
- Nov 12, 2025 12:10:52 Floor code H15000
Held at the desk.
Source: House floor actions
- Nov 12, 2025 12:02:52 Floor code H14000
Received in the House.
Source: House floor actions
- Nov 10, 2025 Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Senate
- Oct 9, 2025 Floor
Passed Senate under the order of 10/9/2025, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 20. Record Vote Number: 570.
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Oct 9, 2025 Floor code 17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate under the order of 10/9/2025, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 20. Record Vote Number: 570.
Source: Library of Congress · recorded vote
- Oct 9, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3866) withdrawn in Senate.
Armed Services Committee
Source: Senate
- Oct 9, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7062-7087)
Source: Senate
- Oct 8, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Senate
- Oct 6, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6943-6944)
Source: Senate
- Oct 1, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6889-6893)
Source: Senate
- Sep 30, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Senate
- Sep 29, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6805-6813)
Source: Senate
- Sep 19, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6781-6784)
Source: Senate
- Sep 17, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6667)
Source: Senate
- Sep 16, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6625)
Source: Senate
- Sep 11, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6561)
Source: Senate
- Sep 10, 2025 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to recommit to Senate Committee on Armed Services with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 3866) made in Senate. (text: CR S6512)
Armed Services Committee
Source: Senate
- Sep 10, 2025 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6512)
Source: Senate
- Sep 4, 2025 Floor
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Source: Senate
- Sep 4, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 13. Record Vote Number: 503. (CR S6054)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Sep 4, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S6050)
Source: Senate
- Sep 3, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S5989)
Source: Senate
- Sep 2, 2025 Floor
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 14. Record Vote Number: 500. (CR S5544)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Sep 2, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S5539)
Source: Senate
- Aug 2, 2025 Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S5522)
Source: Senate
- Aug 2, 2025 Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S5522)
Source: Senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Floor
An errata sheet on written report No. 119-39 was printed.
Source: Senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 115.
Source: Senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Committee
Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Wicker. With written report No. 119-39.
Armed Services Committee
Source: Senate
- Jul 15, 2025 Committee code 14000
Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Wicker. With written report No. 119-39.
Armed Services Committee
Source: Library of Congress
- Jul 15, 2025 IntroReferral code 10000
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
- Apr 9, 2025 Committee
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-75, pt. 6.
Personnel Subcommittee
Source: Senate
- Apr 9, 2025 Committee
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-75, pt. 8.
Cybersecurity Subcommittee
Source: Senate
- Apr 8, 2025 Committee
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-75, pt. 5.
Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
Source: Senate
- Mar 5, 2025 Committee
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-75, pt. 3.
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
Source: Senate
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Recorded votes on this measure
- Senate Roll #570 Passage Oct 9, 2025 · Bill Passed
- Senate Roll #569 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #568 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #567 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #566 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #565 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #564 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #563 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #562 Amendment Oct 9, 2025 · Amendment Rejected
- Senate Roll #512 Procedural Sep 10, 2025 · Motion to Table Agreed to
- Senate Roll #503 Procedural Sep 4, 2025 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Senate Roll #500 Procedural Sep 2, 2025 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Coverage: the 118th–119th Congresses.