House passes $768 billion defense bill

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The House of Representatives passed the 2022 annual defense spending bill Tuesday night, sending it to the Senate.

Lawmakers voted 363-70 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act hours after the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees announced they had reached an agreement to move along the $768 billion measure. Fifty-one Democrats and 19 Republicans voted against it.

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