Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have now approved their initial drafts of the annual defense authorization bill.

The House on Thursday passed the reconciliation bill that will now go to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The reconciliation legislation, which includes $150 billion for defense, passed the lower chamber in a 218-214 vote after narrowly passing the Senate earlier this week in a 51-50 vote.

The House voted 218-214 today to pass a massive budget reconciliation bill that includes numerous tax, immigration and energy provisions, including $150 billion for the Defense Department. The bill will now be sent to President Trump to be signed into law.

The House and Senate are taking far different approaches to next year's appropriations, but neither chamber has fully embraced Trump's budget proposals.

As the Pentagon races to integrate AI across all operations, Congress is laying down distinct, and at times competing, frameworks to guide that evolution.

The House voted 218-214 almost entirely along party lines on Thursday afternoon to pass the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, sweeping legislation to enact Trump's agenda on everything from immigration to taxes.