A team of US Navy SEALS drop into the water from UH-1 Venoms during a live amphibious assault demonstration at Camp Pendleton's Red Beach in Oceanside, California, on October 18, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images/File

The House on Wednesday cleared a critical procedural hurdle toward advancing the National Defense Authorization Act for the next fiscal year, setting the massive defense policy bill up for a floor vote in the chamber.

The House will vote later this afternoon on passage of the legislation, which sets out the nation’s defense policy agenda and authorizes nearly $900 billion in funding for military programs, including a 3.8% pay raise for service members. The Trump administration has urged passage of the bill.

Though GOP leaders scrambled and worked Wednesday afternoon to per

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