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H.R. 9495119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jun 26, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Introduced:
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HR 9495 funds the Defense Department for fiscal year 2027, covering troop pay, weapons, health care, and new programs like Golden Dome missile defense.
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HR 9495 is the annual Defense Department funding bill for fiscal year 2027 (October 2026-September 2027). It funds troop pay, base operations, weapons purchases, military research, TRICARE health care, and specific programs like counter-ISIS operations, drug interdiction, and the new "Golden Dome for America" missile-defense effort. It also sets administrative rules on how the Pentagon can move money and requires reports to Congress.
Active-duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families, veterans and retirees, defense contractors, and communities near military bases are directly affected. Taxpayers and U.S. foreign military partners are also affected.
The bill determines how hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are allocated across military programs, shaping pay, equipment, and readiness for a year. Its oversight provisions limit the Pentagon's flexibility to shift funds without congressional approval.
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Right now: it was placed on the House floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.