2021 Defense Appropriations Bill Status

The national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021 is a bill which specifies the budget expenditures and policies of the u s.

2021 defense appropriations bill status. The house appropriations committee marked up appropriations bills the weeks of july 6 and july 13 with floor debate following during the weeks of july 20 and july 27. Lawmakers are using a procedure known as deeming allowing the appropriations committees to begin their work assuming adherence to spending caps that were enacted under last year s bipartisan budget act which set discretionary spending caps at 1 288 trillion for fy 2020 and 1 298 trillion for fy 2021. Congressional leaders introduced a fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide 1 4 trillion in government spending and nearly 1 trillion on a covid 19 relief stimulus.

The legislation funds the department of defense including operations and maintenance readiness activities research and development equipment modernization and health and quality of life programs for our troops and military families. More than half the funds in the bill were devoted to defense. Continuing appropriations act 2021 this division provides continuing fy2021 appropriations to federal agencies through december 11 2020.

For fiscal year 2021 the bill provides 694 6 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the department of defense for functions under the defense subcommittee s jurisdiction an increase of 1 3 billion above the fy 2020 enacted level and 3 7 billion below the president s budget request. A report on the senate appropriations committee s sac fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill asks the u s. Department of defense dod for fiscal year 2021.

It is known as a continuing resolution cr and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the fy2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when fy2021 begins on october 1 2020. To view ast notes please click on the icon in the table below note. The 740 5 billion bill includes 636 4 billion for the pentagon s base budget 25 9 billion for national security programs within the department of.

Analogous ndaas have been passed in previous years. To view ast notes please click on notes link in the appropriations status table below. Washington the house appropriations committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 defense bill on a vote of 30 to 22.

While the air force fiscal 2021 budget requested 302 3 million for abms senate appropriators recommended about 208 8 million 93 5 million less than the request but an.