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  1. EDT

    Service academy admissions and force fitness standards

    Mike Rogers and 2 others

    Mace advances amendments to hard-code test-heavy service academy admissions metrics and require acceptance of the Classic Learning Test, sparking concern these measures entrench bias and underweight leadership and non-test attributes, yet they pass narrowly. Higgins’s amendment to codify age-normed, sex-neutral fitness standards across combat roles raises fears of being used to sideline women and non-combat specialists, but is adopted on a recorded vote despite commitments to pursue a more tailored alternative.

    In this chapter

    1. Mace admissions amendments: academy metrics and CLT testMike Rogers
    2. Fitness standards and women in combat: Higgins vs HoulahanMike Rogers

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  2. EDT

    Base politicization, religious neutrality, and military media independence

    Mike Rogers and 1 other

    Democrats offer multiple amendments to prohibit partisan activity and merchandise on bases, codify and update DOD political neutrality and religious-neutrality rules, and protect Stars and Stripes leadership and its ombudsman from political interference, citing recent rallies and Christian-nationalist rhetoric. Republicans argue existing law and First Amendment protections are sufficient and resist statutory insulation of internal media, leading to defeat of these governance and neutrality proposals.

    In this chapter

    1. Politicization and religion in DOD: base speech, neutrality, Stars and StripesMike Rogers
    2. Late bundle of social and media governance votesMike Rogers

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  3. EDT

    Middle East operations and Israel defense integration

    Mike Rogers Republican

    Moulton and allies force debate over Operation Epic Fury against Iran, demanding full cost transparency and questioning the legality and strategy of the undeclared war, while the chair defends it as necessary to degrade Iranian capabilities; related transparency amendments are defeated. Khanna’s attempt to strip Section 224 on U.S.–Israel defense tech integration, framed around Gaza conduct and legal concerns, is rejected as a coalition of Democrats and Republicans argue the provision mainly coordinates and builds on existing co-development programs.

    In this chapter

    1. Iran war cost and transparency: Moulton and allies vs chairMike Rogers
    2. Khanna amendment: strip Section 224 on U.S.–Israel tech integrationMike Rogers

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  4. EDT

    Programmatic and governance amendments: ships, munitions, DEI, JAG roles

    Mike Rogers and 5 others

    Members contest specific program and governance issues: Smith’s bid to remove funding for a proposed ‘Trump-class’ battleship, Jacobs’s effort to ban cluster munition transfers, and her proposals for combatant command human rights offices and a Stars and Stripes ombudsman all fail on recorded votes. Jackson’s attempted ban on lab-grown meat for troops, Mace’s DEI-targeted ‘merit-only’ personnel amendments, and Crow’s effort to restrict JAGs from civilian law-enforcement roles showcase broader culture-war and civil–military boundary disputes, with mixed outcomes but most changes ultimately rejected or narrowly adopted.

    In this chapter

    1. Smith amendment to kill ‘Trump-class’ battleship fundingMike Rogers
    2. Jacobs amendment: ban transfer of cluster munitionsRobert Wittman
    3. Jacobs amendments: human rights offices and Stars and Stripes ombudsmanMike Rogers

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  5. EDT

    Chairman’s mark and topline funding clash

    Mike Rogers and 1 other

    The committee adopts large consensus en bloc amendments to the chairman’s mark before entering a sustained partisan clash over the $1.15T topline, with Smith pressing for tax increases to pay for the bill and others defending debt-financed defense. Moulton’s amendment to cut $150B from the topline triggers an extended debate on war costs, innovation versus legacy systems, and domestic tradeoffs, before being rejected on a recorded vote.

    In this chapter

    1. Chairman’s mark: consensus en blocs, then fiscal clash over toplineMike Rogers
    2. Moulton amendment: cut topline by $150B: debate on wars and debtMike Rogers

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  6. EDT

    Subcommittee marks adopted: capabilities, readiness, personnel

    Robert Wittman and 1 other

    All six subcommittees present and secure adoption of their bipartisan marks, covering air and land forces, nuclear and space systems, shipbuilding and sealift, cyber and AI, readiness and depots, and military personnel and SOF. Key themes include major aircraft and ship programs, artillery and munitions production, nuclear modernization, AI governance, depot and right-to-repair reforms, end strength and pay raises, childcare, and boosted SOCOM funding and ISR governance.

    In this chapter

    1. Tactical Air and Land Forces mark: airpower, drones, artilleryRobert Wittman
    2. Strategic Forces mark: nuclear modernization, space, Golden Dome doubtsMike Rogers
    3. Seapower and Projection Forces mark: subs, ships, and battleship warningMike Rogers

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  7. EDT

    Markup opening: procedures, agenda, topline context

    Mike Rogers Republican

    The chair and ranking member open the FY27 NDAA markup, set debate and voting rules, and outline competing priorities: a $1.15T topline focused on deterrence and industrial base versus deep concern about fiscal sustainability and reliance on large-scale wars. They clarify jurisdiction, PAYGO and Budget Act constraints, and establish the underlying text and sequence for considering subcommittee marks and amendments.

    In this chapter

    1. Committee convenes: voting and debate rulesMike Rogers
    2. Chairman: NDAA priorities and $1.15T toplineMike Rogers
    3. Ranking member: support for troops, but fiscal alarmMike Rogers
    4. Chair: amendment jurisdiction and markup structureMike Rogers

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Schedule

  1. Replay
    H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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  2. Replay
    Department of the Army Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request

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    Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request

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  4. Replay
    Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request

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  5. Replay
    H.R. 7613 - ALERT Act

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  6. Replay
    Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base

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  7. Replay
    U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region

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    U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe

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  9. Replay
    U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America

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  10. Replay
    Strengthening America's Defense Industrial Base, Workforce and Production Lines to Deter War

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