Senate Passes Massive $778 billion 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

On Wednesday night, the Senate voted to move the massive $778 billion 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the floor, and the debate on the military spending bill could start as soon as Thursday.

The Senate voted 84 to 15 to move the NDAA to the floor. The vote was expected to take place early on Wednesday, but it was delayed by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who attempted to add a major piece of legislation aimed at competing with China to the spending bill.

Schumer tried to add the US Innovation and Competition Act to the NDAA, which calls for about $250 billion in spending, including $52 billion to subsidize US semiconductor manufacturing and $195 billion to fund research and development.