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House Appropriators Pass $831.5 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Bill With Measures Protecting UH-60, E-7 Funds

House Appropriators Pass $831.5 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Bill With Measures Protecting UH-60, E-7 Funds
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chair of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, provides remarks at the full House Appropriations Committee’s markup of its fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill on June 12, 2025. Photo: House Appropriations Committee.

The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to pass its $831.5 billion defense spending bill, as lawmakers reiterated the uncertainty of advancing appropriations legislation without having received full budget details from the Trump administration.  During the HAC markup, lawmakers adopted provisions to protect funding for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft from potential cuts while voting down a measure to add $300 million in Ukraine security assistance to the bill. “The committee recommendation is fiscally responsible…

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