House Committee Advances $150 Billion Bill for Top Military Projects

The reconciliation bill provides funding for Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense initiative, shipbuilding, border security, and the F-47 fighter jet.

The Pentagon in Washington, on March 3, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

The House Armed Services Committee advanced a supplemental spending plan on April 29, lining up approximately $150 billion in new funding to support several of President Donald Trump’s top military priorities.

Committee members voted 35–21 to pass the military spending proposal during a markup hearing.