# H.R. 8800 (119th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). Among other elements, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including aircraft and ships; sets active duty and reserve component personnel strength levels; sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation; sets policy regarding DOD acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and the acquisition workforce; sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific; sets policy for various matters related to DOD cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; requires DOD to include projected demand for foreign military sales in certain contexts, including munitions production planning, sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs, and decisions regarding production rate increases of defense articles; requires DOD to establish an expedited qualification process for new domestic and allied sources of certain strategic materials, including specified metals, alloys, oxides, and magnets; authorizes specified military construction projects and extends the authorization of certain projects from previous fiscal years; and authorizes the National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Naval Petroleum Reserves, and Maritime Administration. For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: defense_authorization. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: foreign_policy. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Lane: israel_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: military_construction. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: national_defense. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: omnibus. Category: corruption_stewardship. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: strategic_materials. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: war_funding. Category: war_peace. Lane tag: prudential.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 255: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 256: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
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Roll 262: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 263: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 264: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 265: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 266: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 267: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 268: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 269: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 273: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 274: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 275: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 276: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Vote type: amendment.
Roll 277: On Motion to Recommit. Vote type: recommit.
Roll 278: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a large, multi-subject defense authorization. Its core content (personnel, procurement, health care, acquisition, construction, cybersecurity, strategic materials) is ordinary governance with prudential and legitimate defensive purposes. Real concerns exist around military spending scale, foreign military sales, and foreign entanglement, but the metadata does not show direct authorization of unjust killing or a named moral harm. The existing 'evil' polarity is driven only by the war_funding tag and overstates the moral verdict without clear warrant.
Theological note: Scripture grants civil authority the sword for restraining evil and defending the innocent (Romans 13:4), so national defense is a legitimate public concern. The measure is a broad authorization whose moral weight depends on how its forces, alliances, and arms transfers are actually used, and the text does not establish that any specific operation is unjust. Its relevance lies in stewardship of public funds, the care owed to service members and their families, and the moral limits on war and arms commerce.

## Recorded votes

Roll 255: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 65 · Nay 361 · Other 10.
Roll 256: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 61 · Nay 360 · Other 15.
Roll 257: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 65 · Nay 359 · Other 12.
Roll 258: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 265 · Nay 161 · Other 10.
Roll 259: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 208 · Nay 219 · Other 9.
Roll 260: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 215 · Nay 214 · Other 8.
Roll 261: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 212 · Nay 216 · Other 8.
Roll 262: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 201 · Nay 224 · Other 11.
Roll 263: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 61 · Nay 365 · Other 10.
Roll 264: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 76 · Nay 350 · Other 10.
Roll 265: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 215 · Nay 214 · Other 8.
Roll 266: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 212 · Nay 217 · Other 7.
Roll 267: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 219 · Nay 208 · Other 9.
Roll 268: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 221 · Nay 203 · Other 12.
Roll 269: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 214 · Nay 216 · Other 7.
Roll 273: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 221 · Nay 210 · Other 5.
Roll 274: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 207 · Nay 224 · Other 6.
Roll 275: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 232 · Nay 199 · Other 6.
Roll 276: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Yea 175 · Nay 254 · Other 7.
Roll 277: On Motion to Recommit. Yea 213 · Nay 216 · Other 2.
Roll 278: On Passage. Yea 216 · Nay 212 · Other 3.

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