Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, during floor debate of the House’s FY ’25 defense appropriations bill on June 27, 2024. Photo: Screenshot of U.S. House livestream.
The House on Thursday began debating its $833.1 billion fiscal yr 2025 defense spending bill, voting down measures that might have blocked further aid for Ukraine and removed the requirement for the Pentagon to submit unfunded priorities lists.
Ahead of floor…