National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

The House debated amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. Members offered amendments on a range of topics: Keith Self’s chaplain religious freedom amendment drew opposition from Chrissy Houlahan, who said chaplains must serve all service members; Darrell Issa proposed a security clearance program for private investors funding small defense tech firms, which Sean Casten opposed as too broad; Ashley Hinson proposed barring nationals of adversarial countries from nonpublic areas of national labs, which Bill Foster said was unnecessary given existing vetting; and Pat Harrigan proposed banning automated speed cameras on military bases, opposed by Gilbert Cisneros who cited base traffic safety. Other amendments covered a B-52 crash report and base studies, clinical trials of ibogaine for veterans, a Medal of Honor recommendation for a Vietnam veteran, an Arkansas National Guard land swap, a GAO review of cyber threat information sharing, a five-year extension of the Defense Production Act, and continued military partnership with Scouting America. Many amendments were presented without recorded opposition.Written by AI from the debate. Updated 2026-10-17.

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