Chairman Rogers' Statement as Prepared for Delivery:
“I am proud to present the final National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.
This is a good product that was worked in a bipartisan and bicameral fashion.
This year, we focused a lot of our efforts this year on fixing the Pentagon’s broken acquisition process which is failing our warfighters.
The FY26 NDAA includes a series of reforms to put commercial solutions first, eliminate regulatory burdens, end bureaucratic inertia, and put in place a system that will deliver capability to the warfighter at speed and scale.
Fixing acquisitions will go a long way toward ensuring our warfighters are the most capable fighting force on the planet.
Properly equipping our warfighters is critical, but so is ensuring we recruit and retain the best and brightest.
Toward that end, the FY26 NDAA continues to make improvements in the quality of life for our servicemembers.
This Bill–
Supports the Trump Administration’s 3.8% pay raise for all servicemembers;
Authorizes nearly $3 billion for the construction of barracks, family housing, dining facilities, medical facilities, childcare centers, and schools; and
Improves servicemember access to mental health services.
Our committee will continue to make improving the quality of life for our servicemembers a top priority.
We need a ready, capable, and lethal fighting force because the threats our nation faces, especially those from China, are more complex and challenging than at any point in the last 40 years.
The FY26 NDAA counters the threat from China and ensures mission success in the Indo-Pacific.
This Bill–
Includes a number of provisions to rid adversaries from our defense supply chain;
Extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to enhance U.S. posture in the region;
Improves our ability to conduct military operations in the Pacific; and
Bolsters Taiwan’s defenses and helps build the capacity of our allies in the region.
Furthermore, this bill increases the lethality of our forces to prepare for, and deter, global threats.
This Bill authorizes over–
$26 billion in shipbuilding for additional submarines and surface vessels;
$38 billion to ensure air dominance with a new generation of fighters;
$25 billion to restore America’s arsenal of munitions; and
$145 billion to research and develop innovative new technologies our warfighters need to win on future battlefields.
This is a strong bipartisan bill that delivers for our warfighters and deters our adversaries.
It will fundamentally reform the defense acquisition enterprise.
It will continue historic improvements in the quality of life for our servicemembers and their families.
It will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and our other adversaries.
And it will deliver on President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda.
