The Senate on Tuesday passed a massive budget reconciliation bill that includes $150 billion in additional funding for the Department of Defense, Breaking Defense reported.
The upper chamber approved the Trump administration-backed measure, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie.
According to the report, the bill is now headed to the House and is expected by President Donald Trump to reach his desk before Friday, July 4.
Mandatory Defense Funding Through Congressional Reconciliation
The bill’s passage came days after senior DOD officials and military leaders unveiled the department’s proposed $961.6 billion fiscal year 2026 budget, which includes $848.3 billion in discretionary funding and $113.3 billion in mandatory funding through congressional reconciliation.
A senior DOD official said Thursday the mandatory reconciliation funding would support shipbuilding, munitions production, missile defense and other Trump administration priorities.
The Pentagon’s FY 2026 budget request includes $25 billion for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense initiative and $60 billion for the nuclear triad and nuclear modernization efforts.
Learn about the Golden Dome initiative in Gen. Michael Guetlein‘s keynote address at the 2025 Air and Space Summit on July 31 and in an all-industry panel featuring representatives from industry giants like RTX, L3Harris, Booz Allen and more!
