National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

S 2296 is a bill in the 119th Congress titled “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.” The Senate held 12 recorded votes on it, and you can see how each senator voted below. The full text and latest actions are on Congress.gov.

Official bill record

How did every senator vote on S 2296?

DateQuestionResultYea–Nay
2025-10-09An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Bill Passed77–20
2025-10-09To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.Amendment Rejected47–50
2025-10-09To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.Amendment Rejected10–88
2025-10-09To limit the provision of support by the Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement activities.Amendment Rejected46–52
2025-10-09To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.Amendment Rejected47–50
2025-10-09To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift.Amendment Rejected46–50
2025-10-09To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.Amendment Rejected51–46
2025-10-09To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.Amendment Rejected53–43
2025-10-09To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.Amendment Rejected14–83
2025-09-10To direct the Attorney General to make publicly available documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.Motion to Table Agreed to51–49
2025-09-04An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Motion to Proceed Agreed to83–13
2025-09-02An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to84–14