The House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as Wednesday on the National Defense Authorization Act, the largest military and defense bill of the year.

The measure sets annual policy priorities and spending, totaling roughly $900 billion this year. Here are key provisions in the 3,086-page legislation:

Enlisted service members would receive a 4% pay increase. For a typical service member earning $50,000 annually, that’s an extra $2,000.

After intense lobbying, in vitro fertilization coverage for military families remains excluded from the bill — a move reproductive rights advocates strongly oppose.

"It is shameful that Members of Congress and Congressional staff enjoy access to comprehensive fertility benefits while they continue to deny this same coverage to military fami

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