House Appropriators Approve $1T Defense Bill, Adopt ‘War Department’ Renaming

Breaking Defense – The House Appropriations Committee adopted its $1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal 2027, after Republicans batted back every single Democrat-offered amendment and passed a measure to rename the Defense Department as the “Department of War.” The bill passed in a 34-27 vote, along party lines.

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