Full Text of NDAA Released — Sets Defense Policy, Proposes $8B Above Trump’s DoD Request

01:09 PM, 12/08/2025

The full text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was published Sunday. The measure sets defense policy for the coming year rather than making appropriations and assumes a Department of Defense budget $8 billion higher than President Trump’s $892.6 billion request. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the bill codifies 15 of the president’s executive orders; Republican negotiators finalized the language after weeks of discussion. The House could vote on the package in the coming days.

Congressional leaders on Sunday released the full text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual package that establishes defense policy and oversight for the coming year. The NDAA itself does not appropriate funds; rather, it sets rules and priorities that will guide the Department of Defense and related agencies.

Key Provisions and Context

The draft text proposes defense policies that assume a Department of Defense budget $8 billion higher than the $892.6 billion requested in President Trump’s budget proposal. While the NDAA outlines policy direction, final spending levels must still be determined through the appropriations process.

“This year’s National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans’ Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump’s executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the border, revitalizing the defense industrial base, and restoring the warrior ethos,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a statement Sunday.

Republican negotiators finalized the bill’s language after several weeks of internal discussion. Republican leaders indicated the House could schedule a vote on the NDAA in the coming days.

For readers who want to review the full legislative text, see: NDAA Download.

Note: The NDAA sets policy and oversight provisions; it does not itself allocate taxpayer dollars. Appropriations to fund the Pentagon are handled separately through appropriation bills.

Full Text of NDAA Released — Sets Defense Policy, Proposes $8B Above Trump’s DoD Request

Key Provisions and Context

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