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  • Texasrepresentative·Jodey Cook Arrington
    HCONRES-113

    Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

    45%
    Government Spending & Debt
    Defense Spending

    The resolution provides clearer, multi‑year budget guidance and funding signals that improve planning for defense and key domestic programs, but it also locks in targets and procedural powers that could force future cuts, reduce oversight, and leave uncertainty because guidance is not the same as appropriations.

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Concurrent Resolution
senate
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 23, 2026
Byron Donalds
HR-1118Bill

Value Over Cost Act of 2026

42%
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Regulatory Reform (General)
Defense Spending

The bill lets federal buyers prioritize mission fit and quality over lowest price—potentially improving program outcomes—at the expense of higher procurement costs, reduced price-based competition, and more centralized procurement authority.

  1. house
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  3. president
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 22, 2026
Michael Dennis Rogers
HR-8800Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

62%
Defense Spending
Military Technology
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The bill funds broad improvements to military readiness, health care, industrial base resilience, and technology adoption—but does so at the cost of higher federal spending, increased administrative and reporting burdens, privacy and oversight risks, and potential supply‑chain and competition tradeoffs.

  1. house
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  3. president
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 22, 2026
Troy Carter
HR-8874Bill

Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026

20%
Defense Spending
Government Accountability & Oversight
Nat'l Security

The bill aims to make it easier for the Defense Department to carry out programs for military and federal personnel, but does so at the risk of legal ambiguity and potentially higher defense spending that would fall on taxpayers.

  1. house
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  3. president
2 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 14, 2026
Gregory W. Meeks
HR-2913Bill

Ukraine Support Act

78%
Arms Sales & Military Aid
Sanctions & Export Controls
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security
$250M

This bill sharply expands U.S. diplomatic, financial, military, and economic tools to support Ukraine and pressure Russia—strengthening allied security and accountability—but does so at increased fiscal cost, elevated geopolitical and economic risks, and with added administrative and political constraints on executive action.

  1. house
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  3. president
43 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress June 8, 2026
Lindsey O. Graham
SCONRES-33Concurrent Resolution
Passed

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

70%
Government Spending & Debt
Defense Spending
Foreign Aid & Development

The resolution increases multi-year budget predictability and speeds some budget processes (helping defense, certain agencies, and reconciliation-driven priorities) but does so by locking in ceilings and concentrating procedural power in ways that reduce flexibility, oversight, and could constrain investments or rights protections.

  1. senate
  2. house
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress May 20, 2026
Tom Cole
HR-7148Bill

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

75%
Appropriations (General)
Prescription Drugs
Defense Spending
Appropriations
Tax

The bill boosts oversight, targeted defense and foreign-aid investments, and health and program transparency, but does so by locking funds into many earmarks and reporting mandates that increase administrative costs, reduce executive flexibility, raise near‑term taxpayer obligations, and constrain federal personnel and agency responsiveness.

  1. house
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  3. president
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress February 3, 2026
John Cornyn
S-1071Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

60%
Defense Spending
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Cybersecurity Defense
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The bill ramps up U.S. defense, maritime, and diplomatic capabilities and invests in domestic industrial resilience and service member support, but does so through large new spending, pervasive reporting mandates, procurement shifts, and authorities that raise taxpayer costs, administrative burdens, privacy risks, and some national‑security tradeoffs.

  1. senate
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  3. president
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress December 18, 2025
Roger F. Wicker
S-2296Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

70%
Defense Spending
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Cybersecurity
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The bill prioritizes a broad strengthening of U.S. defense, industrial capacity, allied partnerships, and domestic housing/disaster programs—delivering tangible benefits to service members, veterans, and vulnerable communities—while imposing substantial new spending, administrative burdens, supply‑chain/research restrictions, and civil‑liberties and environmental tradeoffs for Americans.

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Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress November 12, 2025
Michael Dennis Rogers
HR-3838Bill

Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

72%
Defense Spending
Military Technology
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The bill makes large, targeted investments to strengthen U.S. military readiness, the defense industrial base, and service‑member benefits while imposing significant new budgetary commitments, compliance burdens, and policy tradeoffs that restrict some medical/research freedoms and complicate contractor/industry dynamics.

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1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress September 30, 2025
John R. Carter
HR-3944Bill

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

60%
Defense Spending
Veterans Healthcare
Appropriations (General)
Bipartisan
Appropriations

The bill preserves and funds major veteran, nutrition, and agency operations while increasing congressional oversight and imposing procurement, reporting, and program restrictions that could slow agency responsiveness, raise costs, and limit flexibility.

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Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress August 1, 2025
Samuel Graves
HR-4275Bill

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

60%
Ports & Shipping
Defense Spending
Cybersecurity
Nat'l Security

The bill invests significantly in Coast Guard capacity, safety, victim support, oversight, and modernization—but those gains come with higher federal costs, substantial new administrative requirements, privacy and readiness risks, and potential compliance burdens for mariners and partners.

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
4 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 23, 2025
Rafael Edward Cruz
S-283Bill

Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act

35%
Ocean & Marine
Defense Spending
Foreign Aid & Development
Nat'l Security
  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
4 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 15, 2025
Bill Huizenga
HR-1701Bill

Strategic Ports Reporting Act

60%
Ports & Shipping
Cybersecurity Defense
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security

The bill gives federal and state policymakers better, regularly updated visibility into ports tied to PRC actors—improving national-security planning and options to secure supply chains—at the cost of added federal expense, potential operational disruption for ports and businesses, and risks that public disclosures or designations could reveal vulnerabilities or strain diplomacy.

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16 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress May 22, 2025
Joe Wilson
HR-36Bill

MEGOBARI Act

60%
Sanctions & Export Controls
Foreign Aid & Development
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security

The bill seeks to push Georgia toward stronger democracy and Euro‑Atlantic integration by combining conditional assistance, targeted sanctions, and heightened oversight—strengthening democratic institutions and U.S. leverage but risking reduced cooperation, economic and security backlash, administrative strain, and uncertain program continuity.

  1. house
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  3. president
18 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress May 6, 2025
Jodey Cook Arrington
HCONRES-14Concurrent Resolution

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

70%
Government Spending & Debt
Defense Spending
Congressional Operations

The resolution seeks to impose multi‑year fiscal discipline and procedural clarity—potentially lowering deficits and improving planning—but does so by centralizing budget power and rigid targets that risk benefit cuts, reduced congressional flexibility, and weakened protections for workers, consumers, and the environment.

  1. house
  2. senate
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress April 10, 2025
Tom Cole
HR-1968Bill

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

50%
Appropriations (General)
Defense Spending
Veterans Healthcare
Bipartisan
Appropriations

The bill funds a wide range of government, defense, veterans, health, and infrastructure programs to avoid service disruptions and maintain near‑term public safety and benefits, but does so with sizable supplemental spending, short-term extensions, expanded waiver authorities, and reduced fiscal/oversight constraints that raise deficit risk and limit long‑term certainty and congressional control.

  1. house
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  3. president
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 15, 2025
Rafael Edward Cruz
S-524Bill

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

60%
Ports & Shipping
Border Security & Enforcement
Government Accountability & Oversight

The bill boosts Coast Guard capacity, personnel supports, victim protections, and maritime/infrastructure modernization—but does so at the cost of substantial new spending, added administrative burdens, and some tradeoffs in privacy, oversight, and regulatory flexibility.

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
3 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 10, 2025
Byron Donalds
HR-856Bill

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

35%
Government Accountability & Oversight
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security

The bill trades a timely, congressionally directed review that could protect national security and improve contracting quality against higher procurement costs for taxpayers, disruption for contractors, and extra administrative work for agencies.

  1. house
  2. senate
  3. president
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 4, 2025
Lindsey O. Graham
SCONRES-7Concurrent Resolution

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

70%
Government Spending & Debt
Defense Spending
Congressional Operations
$10.8T

The resolution gives Congress and agencies a clearer multi-year budgeting roadmap and specific baselines (notably for defense, Medicare, and Social Security) that improve planning and some targeted protections, but it also tightens numeric constraints, expands procedural powers, and raises baseline spending in ways that could increase deficits, reduce flexibility, and politicize allocations.

  1. senate
  2. house
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress February 21, 2025
Thomas Roland Tillis
SRES-75Simple Resolution

Expressing the sense of the Senate that member countries of NATO must commit at least 2 percent of their national gross domestic product to national defense spending to hold leadership or benefit at the expense of those countries who meet their obligations.

50%
Defense Spending
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The resolution encourages NATO allies to increase defense spending to strengthen collective security and reduce U.S. burden, but that shift can raise costs for taxpayers either in the U.S. or in allied countries and force tradeoffs with domestic programs.

  1. senate
9 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress February 12, 2025
John Peter Ricketts
SRES-409Simple Resolution

Recognizing the 74th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippines and the strong bilateral security alliance between our two nations in the wake of escalating aggression and political lawfare by the People's Republic of China in the South China Sea.

60%
Diplomacy & Treaties
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security

The resolution strengthens U.S.-Philippine defense cooperation to deter regional threats and improve readiness and disaster response, at the cost of higher fiscal commitments, potential strain on U.S.-China relations, and increased local sovereignty and environmental concerns for host communities.

  1. senate
15 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress September 18, 2025
John Neely Kennedy
SRES-346Simple Resolution

Urging all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to spend a minimum of 5 percent of gross domestic product on defense.

50%
Defense Spending
Diplomacy & Treaties
Nat'l Security

The resolution pushes NATO allies to raise defense spending to strengthen readiness, cyber resilience, and accountability, but it raises risks of higher taxpayer costs, pressure on domestic services, and strain on smaller allied economies and political cohesion.

  1. senate
6 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress July 30, 2025
Jeanne Shaheen
SRES-291Simple Resolution

Celebrating the June 2025 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in the Hague, the Netherlands, and reaffirming priorities pertaining to transatlantic security and our commitment to NATO.

40%
Defense Spending
Diplomacy & Treaties
Cybersecurity Defense
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The resolution strengthens NATO coordination, deterrence, and protection of critical infrastructure—bolstering regional and allied security—but does so at the cost of higher defense spending, potential escalation risks, possible tradeoffs with domestic programs, and increased civil liberties concerns.

  1. senate
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress June 18, 2025
Charles Ellis Schumer
SRES-265Simple Resolution

Condemning Russia's devastating aerial bombardment on the people of Ukraine, particularly the use of increasingly advanced ballistic missiles, and expressing support for securing more air defense systems.

40%
Defense Spending
Sanctions & Export Controls
Foreign Aid & Development
Bipartisan
Nat'l Security

The resolution aims to protect Ukrainians and enable targeted action by documenting transfers and supporting stronger air defenses, but it also raises risks of increased U.S. defense spending, escalation with Russia, and diplomatic complications.

  1. senate
4 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress June 5, 2025
Thomas Hawley Tuberville
SRES-23Simple Resolution

Recognizing the 4th anniversary of the Trump administration's Secretary of the Air Force announcing Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the preferred location for United States Space Command Headquarters.

40%
Defense Spending
Nat'l Security

The resolution bolsters Huntsville's claim by documenting Redstone Arsenal's top ranking—potentially unlocking investment and clearer basing precedent—but it also reopens a contested decision that could trigger legal/political disputes and transition costs, especially for Colorado Springs.

  1. senate
1 cosponsor·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress January 13, 2025
Rand Paul
SCONRES-22Concurrent Resolution

Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

65%
Defense Spending
Government Spending & Debt
Foreign Aid & Development
Nat'l Security

The resolution enforces multi-year fiscal discipline, transparency, and higher consensus thresholds to reduce waste and stabilize planning, but does so at the cost of reduced short-term flexibility, concentrated procedural power, and a real risk of higher long-term deficits or cuts to specific programs.

  1. senate
  2. house
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress September 15, 2025
James E. Banks
S-979Bill

Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025

70%
Defense Spending
Government Accountability & Oversight
Nat'l Security

The bill speeds and simplifies DoD procurement—potentially delivering capabilities faster and broadening commercial participation—but increases risks of reduced competition, concentrated decision authority, administrative transition costs, and readiness or oversight gaps unless paired with strong safeguards.

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 12, 2025
Richard Joseph Durbin
S-905Bill

Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act

20%
Defense Spending
Federal Workforce
Nat'l Security

The bill shifts more work to Army arsenals and benefits partner firms and arsenal workers while increasing transparency, but it reduces competitive opportunities for non-partner firms and risks higher costs and reduced private-sector flexibility for taxpayers.

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
4 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 6, 2025
Daniel Scott Sullivan
S-876Bill

Pay Our Military Act of 2025

20%
Military Personnel
Defense Spending
Federal Workforce
Appropriations
Nat'l Security

The bill keeps pay and funding flowing for servicemembers, certain civilians, contractors, and other recipients during a funding lapse—reducing immediate disruption—but shifts spending and key eligibility decisions away from routine congressional appropriation processes and still risks abrupt termination of funds (or uncertainty) by Jan 1, 2026.

  1. senate
  2. house
  3. president
2 cosponsors·Updated 8/10/2026·Last progress March 6, 2025