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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)
Where it standsBefore the Senate12 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govNational 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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Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 12Swing 70–100
- 69Middle 30–70
- 19Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars 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, Senate
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Cosponsors
0 activeThis 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.
