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S. 4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · Congress Swing Tracker

S. 4784119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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

Latest action: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4276)

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Where it standsBefore the Senate

Hasn’t passed either chamber

Senate: next
House: not yet
President: not yet

5 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).

Among other elements, the bill

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

sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels;

sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation;

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sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities;

sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning the Middle East, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific;

sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber operations, cyber forces, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence;

requires DOD to review certain materials (including boron carbide, copper foil, and synthetic diamond) to determine actions to maintain access to critical defense industry components and materials, and report to Congress on such matters;

authorizes DOD's Office of Strategic Capital to make equity investments in non-federal entities with respect to batteries and critical minerals, materials, and chemicals;

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

authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

Committees and subjects

Committees

Senate Committee on Armed Services · SenateReported original measure

Subjects

Advanced technology and technological innovations
Appropriations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Data collection, sharing, protection
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Department of Defense
Europe
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

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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

52Swing 70–100
267Middle 30–70
112Entrenched 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 85.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 8800 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 638On PassageNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 636On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 635On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 634On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 633On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 629On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 628On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 627On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 626On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 625On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 624On Agreeing to the Amendment
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H.R. 8800 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 623On Agreeing to the Amendment
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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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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
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 23% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
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Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 40% of 137 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276
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Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
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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
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Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 32% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1640 Website
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Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 14% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
90Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4155 Website
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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
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Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 27% of 138 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3101 Website
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Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 30% of 42 similar votes
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1947 Website
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Thomas R. SuozziDemocrat · New York 3rd · Lean EVENOn the ballot
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 13% of 91 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3335 Website