US House passes $1.15 trillion military bill expanding Israel cooperation - Al Jazeera

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing its staff, Reuters and The Associated Press, reported that the Republican-led US House of Representatives narrowly approved a $1.15 trillion military spending package on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. The measure, the 2027 National Defense Authorisation Act, passed 216-212, with most lawmakers voting along party lines; six Democrats supported it and seven Republicans opposed it.

The bill reflects President Donald Trump’s push for a major rise in US military spending, from $900bn the previous year toward $1.5 trillion, according to the report. Al Jazeera said the administration has framed the increase as necessary during the US war on Iran, which the outlet reported was launched by the US and Israel in late February. The package also includes provisions expanding military technology cooperation with Israel, an element that drew criticism from some lawmakers.

Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who opposed the measure and has criticized the Iran war, objected in particular to what he described as deeper integration of US military technology and supply chains with Israel. Democrats also raised concerns about the bill’s scale, especially as the White House seeks reductions to access to social programmes.

The legislation is not final. It now heads into an uncertain Senate process, where Democrats have already resisted advancing debate. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has criticized the bill as enabling the government’s war on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. The NDAA is often treated in Washington as must-pass defense legislation, but this version includes several politically divisive elements, including Ukraine aid and the SAVE America Act, a Trump-backed voting measure tied to his false claims of widespread election fraud.