Senate passes $770 billion annual defense bill

Senate sends Biden big defense bill, plans new war memorial

WASHINGTON — Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft. It also lays the groundwork for a new war memorial on the National Mall, to honor those who served in the Global War on Terrorism, launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The evenly divided Senate approved the bill Wednesday on a robust bipartis…

Senate Passes $777 Billion 2021 Defense Bill

Trevor Filsethmilitary, AmericasThe House of Representatives passed the bill earlier in the month with 363 lawmakers in favor of it and seventy opposed. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a massive defense spending omnibus bill, was passed by the Senate on Wednesday in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, with eighty-eight senators in favor and eleven against.  The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier in the month with 363 la…

Congress sends Biden $768B defense bill with plans for new war on terror memorial in D.C.

The $768 billion annual defense bill also includes changes to how sexual assault cases are handled in the military, and proposals for a war on terror memorial.

News Wrap: Senate approves $770B defense spending bill

In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Senate gave final approval to the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows $770 billion in spending -- about 5 percent more than last year. A federal appeals court in New Orleans lifted a nationwide ban on a federal vaccine mandate for health care workers. Hong Kong firefighters averted disaster and saved 770 people from a skyscraper that caught fire.

Senate sends Biden big defense bill, plans new war memorial

Congress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft

Senate passes $768 billion annual defense bill

It now goes to President Biden's desk for signature.