The House passed its annual defense bill on Friday, setting the stage for a policy showdown with the Democratic-led Senate over a number of “poison-pill” amendments pushed by GOP lawmakers that have little chance of becoming law under President Joe Biden. 

Lawmakers approved their version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets policy for the Pentagon and authorizes $895.2 billion in spending for national defense for the coming fiscal year, roughly $9 billion more than what was approved for fiscal 2024. The bill passed in a 217-199 vote largely along party lines, with only six Democrats joining nearly all Republicans in backing the measure. Three Republicans voted against it.

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