
The House easily passed the final version of the $717 billion fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill Thursday.Lawmakers voted 359-54 to approve the conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) filed cloture on the legislation for a likely vote next week.“This bill continues to reform the Pentagon to help speed up decision-making and get equipment to our warfighters faster," Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said…