# Has the NDAA passed?

*The Senate's own version, S. 4784, is on the Senate calendar, and a July 14 vote to end debate on taking it up fell short of the three-fifths majority required.*

- Type: News
- Section: Politics
- By: Politics Desk
- Published: 2026-11-12T00:12:30-05:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T00:12:30-05:00
- URL: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/

Topics: [U.S. Congress](https://factsdesk.com/topic/us-congress/)

## Key facts

- No. The House passed the fiscal year 2027 NDAA, H.R. 8800, on July 22, 2026, but the official bill records show no Senate passage vote and no public law. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr/BILLSTATUS-119hr8800.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T00:11:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/#no-the-house-passed-the-fiscal-year-2027-ndaa-h-r-8800-on
- The House vote on passage of H.R. 8800 was 216 yeas to 212 nays, recorded as Roll Call 278 on July 22, 2026. Source: [Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026278). Confirmed 2026-11-12T00:11:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/#the-house-vote-on-passage-of-h-r-8800-was-216-yeas-to-212
- H.R. 8800 was received in the Senate on September 14, 2026, which is the latest action listed in its bill status record. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr/BILLSTATUS-119hr8800.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T00:11:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/#h-r-8800-was-received-in-the-senate-on-september-14-2026
- On July 14, 2026, the Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to its own bill, S. 4784, by 50 yeas to 46 nays, with a three-fifths majority required. Source: [U.S. Senate](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00195.htm). Confirmed 2026-11-12T00:11:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/#on-july-14-2026-the-senate-rejected-cloture-on-the-motion-to
- The latest action listed for S. 4784 is a motion to proceed to the bill made in the Senate on July 27, 2026. Source: [U.S. Government Publishing Office](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s4784.xml). Confirmed 2026-11-12T00:11:00-05:00. Cite: https://factsdesk.com/politics/has-the-ndaa-passed/#the-latest-action-listed-for-s-4784-is-a-motion-to-proceed

No. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 has passed the House but not the Senate, and it has not become law. The House passed its bill, H.R. 8800, on July 22, 2026, and the [bill status record for H.R. 8800](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr/BILLSTATUS-119hr8800.xml) lists "Received in the Senate" on September 14, 2026, as its latest action. That record and the [bill status record for the Senate bill, S. 4784](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s4784.xml), list no Senate vote on passage and no public law.

## Where each bill stands

| Bill | Chamber | Latest recorded action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| H.R. 8800 | House | Passed the House 216 to 212 on July 22, 2026; received in the Senate on September 14, 2026 |
| S. 4784 | Senate | Motion to proceed to the bill made in the Senate on July 27, 2026 |

Both bills carry the title National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 in their bill status records.

## The House vote

The House passed H.R. 8800 by 216 yeas to 212 nays on July 22, 2026, in [Roll Call 278](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026278). The Clerk of the House lists 209 Republicans, 6 Democrats and 1 independent voting yea, and 7 Republicans and 205 Democrats voting nay, with 3 members not voting. The House Armed Services Committee [announced the passage](https://armedservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6737) the same day.

Before that vote, the bill status record for H.R. 8800 shows these steps:

- May 13, 2026: introduced in the House and referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- June 4, 2026: ordered to be reported, as amended, by the committee by 44 yeas to 12 nays.
- June 15, 2026: reported by the committee as House Report 119-698.
- July 22, 2026: a motion to recommit the bill to the committee failed by 213 yeas to 216 nays in Roll Call 277, and the House then passed the bill.

## The Senate bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee said on June 11, 2026, that it had [voted 18 to 9](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-completes-markup-of-national-defense-authorization-act-for-fiscal-year-2027) to advance its version of the bill. The committee's chairman, Sen. Roger Wicker, and its ranking member, Sen. Jack Reed, [announced on June 16, 2026](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-chairman-roger-wicker-and-ranking-member-jack-reed-announce-fy27-ndaa-filing), that the bill had been filed as S. 4784. Its bill status record shows it was reported to the Senate on June 15, 2026, with written report No. 119-127, and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar as Calendar No. 436.

On July 14, 2026, the Senate voted on whether to end debate on the motion to take up S. 4784. The motion to invoke cloture was rejected by 50 yeas to 46 nays in [Roll Call Vote 195](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00195.htm), which required a three-fifths majority; 4 senators did not vote. The bill status record shows that Senator Thune entered a motion to reconsider that vote the same day. The latest action the record lists for S. 4784 is a motion to proceed to the bill made in the Senate on July 27, 2026.

## Related questions

The party split in each chamber is on the page about [which party controls Congress](/politics/which-party-controls-congress/). The Senate's vote record describes S. 4784 as a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense. The deadline for funding federal agencies is a separate question, covered in [Will the government shut down on December 11?](/politics/will-the-government-shut-down-on-december-11/).

This page will be updated at this address when either chamber's record shows a new vote on the bill.

## Sources

1. [Bill status for H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr/BILLSTATUS-119hr8800.xml), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2026-10-29 (primary source)
2. [Bill status for S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s4784.xml), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2026-11-04 (primary source)
3. [Roll Call 278, H.R. 8800, On Passage](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026278), Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, 2026-07-22 (primary source)
4. [Roll Call Vote 195, On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 4784](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00195.htm), U.S. Senate, 2026-07-14 (primary source)
5. [SASC Completes Markup of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-completes-markup-of-national-defense-authorization-act-for-fiscal-year-2027), U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 2026-06-11 (primary source)
6. [SASC Chairman Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Jack Reed Announce FY27 NDAA Filing](https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-chairman-roger-wicker-and-ranking-member-jack-reed-announce-fy27-ndaa-filing), U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 2026-06-16 (primary source)
7. [Chairman Rogers Applauds House Passage of FY27 NDAA](https://armedservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=6737), House Armed Services Committee, 2026-07-22 (primary source)