At a Glance: Here’s What’s In the House’s $883 Billion Defense Budget Proposal For 2025

The House Armed Services Committee is advancing an $883.7 billion proposal for the fiscal year 2025 national defense policy, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Republican-led House committee voted 57-1 on Wednesday night to favorably report the bill to the rest of the House of Representatives for further consideration after a nearly 12-hour mark-up hearing where members proposed and debated hundreds of amendments, adding to and changing the bill. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) was the lone representative voting against the final bill markup. Overall, the bill allocates about $849.8 billion for the U.S. Department of Defense and its components, about $33.3 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy, and about $500 million for military and national security-related expenses from other U.S. government departments and agencies....