Committee Releases FY27 Defense Appropriations Bill

June 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the Defense Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, June 11th, at 9:00 a.m., during a closed markup.

Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert said, "The FY27 Defense Appropriations bill provides the resources necessary to ensure the U.S. military remains the strongest fighting force in the world. Recent conflicts have highlighted the pressing need to acquire and produce the munitions, weapons, and technology our troops require to meet the moment in both modern and future warfare. The increased funding provided in this bill aims to achieve that urgent goal in addition to building off the defense innovation programs I have prioritized as Chairman. The Defense Innovation Unit, APFIT, and Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network (CRMN) are prioritized in the FY27 bill to get our warfighters access to game-changing technologies, weapons, and the tools they need to win on the battlefield. I appreciate the leadership of Chairman Tom Cole and contributions of our Defense Subcommittee members in crafting this bill."

Chairman Tom Cole said, "Deterrence is not achieved by intentions, but by strength and capabilities. The FY27 Defense bill reinforces that very notion. It preserves America's military superiority by investing in readiness, advanced weapons systems, innovation, and support for servicemembers and their families. At its core, this bill recognizes a simple reality – a safer world depends on a strong America. Chairman Calvert has focused every investment on delivering capability to the warfighter, modernizing our military, revitalizing the defense industrial base, and improving quality of life for those who serve. The world has a way of exposing the consequences of complacency. We will not sit idle. Instead, thanks to this legislation, we are ensuring our armed forces remain equipped, prepared, and ready for whatever threat emerges. The result is a stronger military, a more secure nation, and a clear message to our adversaries: the United States will remain the world's preeminent fighting force and the strongest guarantor of preserving freedom."

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations Bill

The FY27 Defense Appropriations Bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $1.072 trillion and enhances America’s strategic military advantage, strengthens support for service members and military families, optimizes the Department of Defense, disrupts transnational drug trafficking, and delivers on Trump Administration priorities.

Key Takeaways

Enhances America’s strategic military advantage by:

Providing $836 million to procure, for the first time, new-entrant low-cost munition systems and providing multiyear procurement authority.
Providing over $7.5 billion for hypersonic weapons and test infrastructure.
Providing over $2.9 billion for Defense Production Act (DPA), Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), and Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS).
Accelerating delivery of capability to the warfighter through over $1.7 billion for Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT).
Transforming autonomous and counter-small, unmanned aircraft system initiatives with $1 billion for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG) and $1.4 billion for the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401).

Strengthens support for service members and military families by:

Supporting President Trump’s priority of a military pay raise of 7% for all military personnel ranked E-5 and below, 6% for E-6 to O-4, and 5% for O-4 and above.
Providing an additional $15 million for the Military and Family Life Counseling Program, which provides counseling services to service members and their families to support operational readiness and resilience.

Optimizes the Department of Defense and improves transparency by:

Supporting business modernization efforts, including $250 million to accelerate the transition to a modern, secure, and audit-ready financial management environment.
Digitizing acquisition processes through $72.5 million for Acquisition Visibility.
Protecting and preserving competition and readiness by mandating a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA).
Modernizing requirements and resourcing by including $140.1 million for the Mission Engineering and Integration Activity and $92.7 million for Acquisition Integration and Interoperability.

Disrupts transnational drug trafficking by:

Providing $1.2 billion for counter-drug programs.
Increasing funding for the National Guard Counter-Drug Program.
Providing $464.8 million for United States Southern Command, which supports enhanced detection and monitoring, theater-wide operations, improved command and control, and increased force protection to pursue drug cartels and terrorist networks.
Transferring Mexico from United States Northern Command’s jurisdiction to United States Southern Command for better coordination and prioritization.

Delivers on Trump Administration priorities by:

Advancing the President's Executive Order 14409, Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security.
Furthering the President's Executive Order 14369, Ensuring American Space Superiority.
Supporting the President's Executive Order 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base.
Continuing to ensure that no funding supports diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, Critical Race Theory, or abortion-related travel, consistent with Department of Defense policy.
Prohibiting the use of funds to destroy surplus firearms or spent brass that are no longer of use to the United States military.
Maintaining legacy provisions to prevent the closure or transfer of detainees from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A summary of the bill is available here.
Bill text is available here.

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