The House voted today to approve the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which features a 5.2 percent pay raise for military personnel, and represents a 3 percent year-over-year spending increase.
The House approved the bill – which authorizes $866 billion of national defense spending for the current fiscal year – by a vote of 310-118.
The Senate voted to approve the same legislation on Dec. 13 by a vote of 87-13.
The next stop for the NDAA is at the White House for President Biden’s signature, which is all but assured.
The White House said earlier this week after the Senate vote on the measure that it is “grateful for and commends the strong, bipartisan work of the conference committee to negotiate and draft a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that continues to strengthen our national defense, supports our dedicated troops and their families, and reinforces our alliances and partnerships around the world.”
“The NDAA provides the critical authorities we need to build the military required to deter future conflicts while supporting the servicemembers and their spouses and families who carry out that mission every day,” the White House said via a statement from the Office of Management and Budget.
