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Senate Democrats blocked the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act on a 50–46 cloture vote July 14, breaking a 66-year streak and putting $1.15 trillion in weapons programs, multiyear procurement contracts,
The House on Wednesday passed the fiscal 2027 State Department spending bill shortly after rejecting an amendment that reignited Democratic fissures over Israel. In a mostly party-line 217-209 vote, the House passed the $47.
The House voted 314 to 104 to defeat the measure, offered as an amendment to a State Department spending bill by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
The bill’s passage comes after hours of debate and failed amendment votes. It now heads to the House for consideration.
Senate Republicans beat back several amendments Thursday as they worked to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, turning aside a Democratic effort to permanently block Trump from creating a $1.
