S. 4784 · 119th Congress

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Introduced on Jun 15, 2026 by Roger F. Wicker (R-MS). Latest action (Jul 27, 2026): Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4276)

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 15, 2026
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Appropriations
  • Arms control and nonproliferation
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
  • Department of Defense
  • Europe
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Middle East
  • Military assistance, sales, and agreements
  • Military medicine
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to Senate, Jun 15, 2026). Public domain.

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).

Among other elements, the bill

  • authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft and ships;
  • sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;
  • sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;
  • sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities;
  • sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning the Middle East, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific;
  • sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cyber forces, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;
  • requires DOD to review certain materials (including boron carbide, copper foil, and synthetic diamond) to determine actions to maintain access to critical defense industry components and materials, and report to Congress on such matters;
  • authorizes DOD's Office of Strategic Capital to make equity investments in non-federal entities with respect to batteries and critical minerals, materials, and chemicals;
  • authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years; and
  • authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see

  • In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA, and
  • In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Roger F. WickerR-MSSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
    Jul 14, 2026· Senate· Cloture· Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 50–46

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 15, 2026Committee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Wicker. With written report No. 119-127.
  2. Jun 15, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Armed Services. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Wicker. With written report No. 119-127.
  3. Jun 15, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
  4. Jun 24, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S3193)
  5. Jun 24, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S3193)
  6. Jul 14, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 195. (CR S3918)Senate · Roll call 195
  7. Jul 14, 2026 · SenateMotion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure was not invoked (Record Vote No. 195) entered in Senate.
  8. Jul 14, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S3919)
  9. Jul 20, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4145)
  10. Jul 23, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4241-4242)
  11. Jul 23, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
  12. Jul 27, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4276)

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION10 reports
    $3.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.$29.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. MICROSOFT CORPORATION6 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  3. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION4 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$13.3B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. SHIELD AI4 reports
  5. SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION4 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.4 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  7. AM GENERAL LLC3 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AM GENERAL LLC$22.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  8. AMENTUM HOLDINGS, INC.3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  9. American Bankers Association3 reports
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  10. BAE SYSTEMS3 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BAE SYSTEMS PLCAI match · 99%
  11. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  12. SAP AMERICA INC3 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)
  13. THE BOEING COMPANY3 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BOEING COMPANY$9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  14. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.2 reports
    $890K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.AI match · 98%
  15. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.2 reports
    $720K reported (all issues)
  19. ARM INC.2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ARM INCAI match · 96%
  20. AT&T Services, Inc.2 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  21. Agility Robotics, Inc.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AGILITY ROBOTICS, INC.AI match · 100%
  22. Amazon Web Services, Inc.2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.$577.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$313.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION2 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION$15.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  25. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC2 reports
    $580K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. BROAD INSTITUTE INC.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC$12.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  28. CATERPILLAR INC.2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CATERPILLAR INC$188.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. COMCAST CORPORATION2 reports
    Federal contractor: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$453.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  30. CUMMINS INC.2 reports
    $521.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CUMMINS INC$11.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  31. Demand Progress Action, Inc2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)
  32. EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC.2 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS CANADA INC$118.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  33. EPIRUS, INC.2 reports
    Federal contractor: EPIRUS, INC$500 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  34. Fulbright University Vietnam USA2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  35. GE Aerospace2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  36. GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.2 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.$3.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  37. GENERAL ATOMICS2 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL ATOMICSAI match · 95%
  38. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.2 reports
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.$1.8B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. HANWHA DEFENSE USA INC.2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HANWHA DEFENSE USA, INC.$2.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  40. HAWKEYE 3602 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HAWKEYE 360, INC.$23M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.