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Senate Appropriators Advance $831.8 Billion FY ‘24 Defense Spending Bill

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Senate Appropriators Advance $831.8 Billion FY ‘24 Defense Spending Bill
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Senator Patty Murray and Sentaor Susan Collins at the conclusion of testimony at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 16, 2023. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Thursday voted near unanimously to advance its $831.8 billion fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill. The bill factors in $8 billion for emergency spending above the defense spending cap mandated by the debt ceiling agreement, part of a deal committee leadership detailed last week. “The bill accelerates implementation of the National Defense Strategy by supporting the department’s request to retire old ships and aircraft that can’t survive in today’s fight and, instead, invest in…

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