The Senate Wednesday, in a 77-20 vote, passed the $901 billion 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would allow nearly $26 billion in funding to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, where he has indicated he plans to sign it into law.
The annual NDAA, which is not an appropriations bill, sets policy and spending limits for defense agencies, including the NNSA, which is the DOE’s semi-autonomous agency in charge of maintaining the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile.
“Not since the era of World War II has our nation faced an axis of aggressors across multiple theaters seeking to dismantle American influence,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss) said in a statement after the bill’s passage. “The bill we now send to the president’s desk is a reflection of that reality and an appropriate response.”
Committee ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said in his corresponding statement the U.S. faces “significant national security challenges, but this NDAA makes meaningful progress toward meeting them.”