HR 3838
Passed a chamber
Authorizes fiscal year 2026 funding and personnel levels for the Department of Defense, military construction, and Department of Energy defense programs, and sets a wide range of new rules, reports, and pilot programs for the military.
Official title: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
09-JUN-2025
Referred
09-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
15-JUL-2025
Reported
19-AUG-2025
On the calendar
19-AUG-2025
Passed
10-SEP-2025
Senate
Received
30-SEP-2025
- Authorizes appropriations for Pentagon procurement, research, operations, and military personnel for fiscal year 2026, with dollar amounts set in funding tables in Division D
- Sets active-duty and Reserve end strengths, such as 454,000 for the Army and 10,400 for the Space Force as of September 30, 2026
- Authorizes military construction projects and Department of Energy national security programs, including plutonium pit production capacity
- Includes many provisions on ship and aircraft contracts, acquisition reform, domestic sourcing limits on foreign suppliers, and reports to Congress
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (19-AUG-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 10-SEP-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Armed Services Committee (House)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 1 D
1 Democrat