National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2027
In the Congressional Record of Jul 21, 2026.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1438 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 8800. Will the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Weber) kindly take the chair.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, with Mr. Weber (Acting Chair) in the chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today, a request for a recorded vote on amendment No. 26 printed in part A of House Report 119-755 offered by the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McDowell), had been postponed.
Announcement by the Chair
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in part A of House Report 119-755 on which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order: Amendment No. 1 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado. Amendment No. 2 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado. Amendment No. 3 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado. Amendment No. 4 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado. Amendment No. 6 by Mr. Hunt of Texas. Amendment No. 7 by Mr. Hunt of Texas. Amendment No. 8 by Mr. Gallagher of California. Amendment No. 9 by Mr. Carter of Georgia. Amendment No. 14 by Mr. Crane of Arizona. Amendment No. 15 by Mr. Crane of Arizona. Amendment No. 17 by Mr. Crank of Colorado. Amendment No. 18 by Ms. Boebert of Colorado. Amendment No. 19 by Ms. Mace of South Carolina. Amendment No. 20 by Ms. Mace of South Carolina. Amendment No. 26 by Mr. McDowell of North Carolina. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series.
Amendment No. 1 Offered by Ms. Boebert
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. Boebert) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 15-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 65, noes 361, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 255]
AYES--65
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