Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), rating member on the House Armed Services Committee, speaks in opposition to the House’s NDAA as amended during floor consideration on July 14, 2023. Photo: Screenshot of U.S. House floor livestream.
The House on Friday morning narrowly passed its $886 billion version of the Fiscal 12 months 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a 219-210 vote, after adopting many contentious GOP-offered amendments that led nearly all Democrats to oppose the laws.
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