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S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · Congress Swing Tracker

S. 2296119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Sponsored by Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · 0 active

Latest action: Held at the desk.

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Where it standsBefore the Senate

Passed Senate

Senate: passedOct 9, 2025
House: next
President: not yet

3 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It also authorizes the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for FY2026. The bill authorizes appropriations but it does not provide budget authority, which is provided by appropriations legislation.

Among other elements, the bill

authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft, ships, and missiles;

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authorizes active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;

authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years;

requires DOD to develop a strategy on the national security implications of emerging biotechnologies;

requires the Navy to implement certain processes to improve the material condition and combat readiness of Navy surface ships maintained and repaired at private shipyards;

extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (an initiative to enhance U.S. deterrence and defense posture, assure allies and partners, and increase capability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region) through FY2026; and

repeals various statutory provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within DOD, including a provision establishing the position of Chief Diversity Officer of DOD.

For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see

Committees and subjects

Committees

Readiness and Management Support · SenateHearings by (subcommittee)
Emerging Threats and Capabilities · SenateHearings by (subcommittee)
Personnel · SenateHearings by (subcommittee)
Cybersecurity · SenateHearings by (subcommittee)
Senate Committee on Armed Services · SenateReported original measure

Subjects

Academic performance and assessments
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Advanced technology and technological innovations

Senate · 100 House · 433

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

53Swing 70–100
262Middle 30–70
116Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 111.5 (needs 5.0).

S. 1071 · Dec 10, 2025 · Roll call 319On PassageTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 261On PassageStreamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 258On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 257On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 255On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 254On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 253On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 252On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0

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H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 251On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 250On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 249On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3838 · Sep 10, 2025 · Roll call 248On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0

Cosponsors

0 active

This bill has no cosponsors.

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Arab-Israeli relations
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Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
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Australia
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California
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China
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Congressional oversight
Connecticut
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Cuba
Data collection, sharing, protection
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Detention of persons
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Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
District of Columbia
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Energy efficiency and conservation
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Fiji
Firearms and explosives
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Florida
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France
Free trade and trade barriers
Georgia
Germany
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Greenland
Guam
Hawaii
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing industry and standards
Human trafficking
Idaho
Illinois
India
Indiana
Industrial policy and productivity
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
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Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation
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Iowa
Iran
Iraq
Israel
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Jordan
Judges
Jurisdiction and venue
Kansas
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Kiribati
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Lebanon
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Mexico
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Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Minority education
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Mississippi
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Montana
Motor vehicles
National Guard and reserves
Nauru
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Neurological disorders
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
New Zealand
North America
North Carolina
North Dakota
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
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Oceania
Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Organized crime
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Pennsylvania
Performance measurement
Personnel records
Philippines
Poland
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South Dakota
South Korea
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Spain
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Syria
Taiwan
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology assessment
Television and film
Tennessee
Terrorism
Texas
Thailand
Tonga
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Tuvalu

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 22% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
94Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 24% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
3
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 39% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276
4
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 19% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
92Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6506 Website
5
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 33% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1640 Website
6
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 15% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4155 Website
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 15% of 133 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
90Swing
ContactCall 202-225-5361 Website
8
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 29% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3101 Website
9
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 33% of 42 similar votes
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1947 Website
10
Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 15% of 91 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3335 Website