House Rules Committee Advances 2025 Defense Budget Bill

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday ruled in favor of advancing a House version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for consideration before the full House of Representatives. The committee issued its ruling on Tuesday evening after an hours-long hearing to consider the annual defense budget bill. The House version of the NDAA comes in at more than $880 billion and currently includes continued funding for military aircraft, ships, vehicles, and weapons programs, as well as a 4.5 percent pay raise for U.S. service members, and around 15 percent in additional pay raises for some junior enlisted service members, bringing their overall pay boost to nearly 20 percent under this year’s budget....