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US House passes $858 billion defense spending bill

National Defense Authorization Act passes chamber in bipartisan 350-80 vote

Rabia Iclal Turan  | 08.12.2022 - Update : 09.12.2022
US House passes $858 billion defense spending bill

WASHINGTON

The US House of Representatives passed its annual defense bill Thursday worth $858 billion which funds the Defense Department and sets national security policies for fiscal year 2023.

The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a bipartisan 350-80 vote, sending the measures to the Senate for consideration.

Amendments introduced in the House making sales of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye contingent on a series of conditions were removed Tuesday by lawmakers.


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