Rogers Applauds Passage of Historic Budget Bill and Generational Investment in National Defense

One Big, Beautiful Bill implements President Trump's Peace Through Strength Agenda

Washington, May 22, 2025 | Heather Vaughan

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement today applauding the House passage of H.R. 1 - the One Big, Beautiful Bill; budget reconciliation legislation to deliver on President Trump’s commitment to secure our nation and our borders, spur economic growth, and improve accountability to taxpayers.

The bill includes $150 billion in mandatory funding for bipartisan legislation passed by the House Armed Services Committee to strengthen our national defense and implement President Trump’s visionary Peace through Strength agenda.

“After years of chronic underinvestment, our defense industrial base and military capacity have dangerously atrophied to the point where we may no longer be able to sustain a prolonged conflict,” Rogers said. “Without this generational investment in national defense, we will no longer be able to deter our adversaries or ensure America’s global leadership. The One Big, Beautiful Bill provides long overdue resources to modernize our military, revitalize the defense industrial base, and improve the quality of life for our servicemembers. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees worked closely together and with the White House to develop this critical legislation, and Speaker Johnson has worked closely with all of the committees involved to develop a comprehensive budget bill that best serves our taxpayers. I’m looking forward to sending this to the President’s desk as soon as possible.”

Background:

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees released legislative text on April 27, 2025 and on April 29, 2025, the House Armed Services Committee marked up the legislation and advanced it to the Budget Committee with a bipartisan vote.

The legislation prioritizes critical improvements to America’s national defense, including:

  • Funding key initiatives for President Trump’s Golden Dome
  • Revitalizing our defense industrial base
  • Strengthening DoD efforts to secure our southwest border and stem the flow of illegal immigration
  • Deterring Chinese Communist Party aggression
  • Delivering the systems needed for DoD to improve fiscal efficiency and pass a clean audit
  • Enhancing servicemember quality of life

A legislative overview is available here and a section-by-section is available here.