Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman David G Valadao (CA-21)
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 with Congressman David Valadao’s (CA-22) support. The FY26 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities, including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. It also outlines critical policies and directives for the Department of Defense (DoD).
A portion of Congressman Valadao’s Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing (SECURE IT) Act was also included in the FY26 NDAA.
“Today, I was proud to vote to ensure our military has the resources needed to keep Americans safe while delivering meaningful quality-of-life improvements for our servicemembers and their families,” said Congressman Valadao. “The FY26 NDAA provides a well-deserved pay raise for our troops and improves housing, education, and access to childcare for military families. It also ensures the Department of Defense is prepared to confront growing global threats, promotes the development of new and innovative defense technologies, and deepens partnerships with our allies in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East. I’m especially proud that key provisions of my SECURE IT Act were included to help bolster confidence in our elections by requiring voting systems to undergo simulated cyberattacks to identify vulnerabilities. For over 60 years, the NDAA has been a bipartisan commitment to our national defense, and I’m glad to see the House and Senate once again came together to get this critical legislation over the finish line.”
Among other provisions, the FY26 NDAA:
- Provides enlisted servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise.
- Improves housing, education, and access to childcare for military families.
- Authorizes over $355 million to renovate military hospitals and build new medical facilities to expand access to healthcare.
- Enhances U.S. defense initiatives in the Indo-Pacific to support Indo-Pacific allies and counter China’s growing reach.
- Strengthens U.S.-Israel military operations and cooperative missile defense programs.
- Enhances America’s nuclear deterrent and new nuclear power technologies.
- Accelerates the development and delivery of space capabilities to counter Chinese and Russian nuclear arsenals and space surveillance.
Read the bill summary here.
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