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HAC-D Advances $706 Billion FY ‘22 Defense Spending Bill

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

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HAC-D Advances $706 Billion FY ‘22 Defense Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) on Wednesday advanced its $706 billion fiscal year 2022 spending bill by voice vote, with the full committee set to take up the legislation on July 13. The bill, which matches the president’s $715 billion requested Pentagon budget when combined with the separate $11 billion proposal for military construction, received no additional amendments during Wednesday’s closed markup session. HAC-D released the bill on Tuesday, which detailed plans to boost procurement spending by $1.7 billion…

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