The U.S. Senate has adopted a proposed fiscal year (FY) 2024 $866.3 billion defense budget that does not include the “culture war” amendments the House installed in its version of the massive appropriations package, setting up a chamber clash in the coming weeks that could imperil the “must-pass” bill’s approval before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
The Democrat-majority upper chamber approved the annual defense budget, referred to as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a bipartisan vote of 86-11 after week-long deliberations concluded in a nine-hour July 27 floor session.
