US S1071

Bill

US S1071

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Introduced
03/14/2025

In Committee
03/14/2025

Crossed Over
08/08/2025

Passed
12/18/2025

Dead

Signed/Enacted/Adopted
12/18/2025

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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.

AI Summary

This bill (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026) is a comprehensive legislative package that authorizes appropriations and establishes policies for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026. The bill is organized into eight divisions covering areas such as defense authorizations, military construction, Department of Energy national security programs, and various other defense-related matters. Key provisions include authorization of end strengths for active and reserve military forces, establishing new research and development programs, implementing changes to military personnel policies, creating pilot programs for healthcare and technology innovation, establishing museum systems for military branches, modifying acquisition and contracting procedures, and addressing national security challenges related to emerging technologies and international partnerships. The bill also includes provisions for improving military healthcare, enhancing workforce development, supporting military families, and implementing strategic initiatives across different military branches. Notable elements include establishing a Biotechnology Management Office, creating a Military-Civilian Medical Surge Program, developing strategies for artificial intelligence and biotechnology research, and implementing various personnel and compensation reforms. The bill reflects a comprehensive approach to maintaining and improving the United States' defense capabilities across multiple domains.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

John Cornyn (R)*, Ted Cruz (R),

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 119-60. (on 12/18/2025)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071/all-info

(48 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1071/BILLS-119s1071enr.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1071/BILLS-119s1071eah.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1071/BILLS-119s1071es.pdf
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1071/BILLS-119s1071is.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HCRes66	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Related
HR1269	Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
HR1274	PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
HR1701	Strategic Ports Reporting Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
HR2351	To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
HR3331	Mariner Exam Modernization Act	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 12.	Related
HR3838	Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 SAFE Research Act Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act	Received in the Senate.	Related
HR4275	Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
HR4375	Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.	Related
HR4383	Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.	Related
HR5167	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.	Related
HR5186	To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to support the defense biotechnology supply chain, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR5274	Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR531	South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
HR5466	GUARD Act Growing University AI Research for Defense Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR5864	Improving Police CARE Act Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
HR5962	Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Related
HR6009	Defense Biotechnology Strategy Act	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR6456	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.	Same As
HR6510	National Military Civilian Medical Surge Program Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6595	To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Related
HR6611	The F–47 Program Total Force Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6612	Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Related
HR6627	Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6628	Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6629	Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6630	Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	Related
HR6793	Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Related
HR910	Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.	Related
HRes936	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic ass	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Related
S1595	Improving Police CARE Act Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act	Held at the desk.	Related
S1780	Mexico Security Assistance Accountability Act	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.	Related
S190	North Pacific Research Board Enhancement Act	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.	Related
S1900	Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.	Related
S1909	Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S2296	GAIN AI Act of 2025 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 COUNTER Act of 2025 Combating PRC Overseas and Unlawful Networked Threats through Enhanced Resilience Act of 2025 Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act PAID OFF Act of 2025 Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025 International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025 Atomic Energy Testing	Held at the desk.	Related
S2307	Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
S237	Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.	Related
S2453	Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience Authorization Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S3163	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Related
S3446	A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Related
S3454	GUARD Act of 2025 Growing University Artificial Intelligence Research for Defense Act of 2025	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Related
S3463	Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act of 2025	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Related
S524	Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025	Held at the Desk	Related
S539	PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.	Related
S777	Strategic Ports Reporting Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Related
S860	BUST FENTANYL Act Break Up Suspicious Transactions of Fentanyl Act	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.	Related
S911	Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025	Received in the House.	Related

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

HCRes66

Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

HR1269

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR1274

PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR1701

Strategic Ports Reporting Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HR2351

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdose, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HR3331

Mariner Exam Modernization Act

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 12.

HR3838

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 SAFE Research Act Securing American Funding and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of 2025 Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Received in the Senate.

HR4275

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HR4375

Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

HR4383

Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

HR5167

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.

HR5186

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to support the defense biotechnology supply chain, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR5274

Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HR531

South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HR5466

GUARD Act Growing University AI Research for Defense Act

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR5864

Improving Police CARE Act Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR5962

Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

HR6009

Defense Biotechnology Strategy Act

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HR6456

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As

HR6510

National Military Civilian Medical Surge Program Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6595

To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

HR6611

The F–47 Program Total Force Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6612

Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HR6627

Improving the Enlisted to Officer Judge Advocate Program Act

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6628

Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6629

Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6630

Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HR6793

Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HR910

Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.

HRes936

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic ass

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

S1595

Improving Police CARE Act Improving Police Critical Aid for Responding to Emergencies Act

Held at the desk.

S1780

Mexico Security Assistance Accountability Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.

S190

North Pacific Research Board Enhancement Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 189.

S1900

Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.

S1909

Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S2296

GAIN AI Act of 2025 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 COUNTER Act of 2025 Combating PRC Overseas and Unlawful Networked Threats through Enhanced Resilience Act of 2025 Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act PAID OFF Act of 2025 Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025 International Nuclear Energy Act of 2025 Atomic Energy Testing

Held at the desk.

S2307

Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

S237

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

S2453

Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience Authorization Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S3163

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S3446

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy to accelerate the response efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the activities of the Department.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S3454

GUARD Act of 2025 Growing University Artificial Intelligence Research for Defense Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S3463

Protect Greenbury Point Conservation Area Act of 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S524

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Held at the Desk

S539

PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.

S777

Strategic Ports Reporting Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S860

BUST FENTANYL Act Break Up Suspicious Transactions of Fentanyl Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.

S911

Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025

Received in the House.

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