H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6063-6466)

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 41 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 327 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14), Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6063-6466) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Plain summary

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges; requires DOD to provide, subject to appropriations, support for the research and development of innovative bioindustrial manufacturing processes; requires DOD to carry out a pilot program to facilitate the transition of certain nontactical vehicles to electric vehicles; requires the Army and the Navy to jointly carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using data recorders to monitor the operation of military tactical vehicles; prescribes end strengths for the branches of the Armed Forces; requires the branches of the Armed Forces to notify Congress before taking certain actions regarding reserve units, such as the deactivation or reassignment of such a unit; requires the Army to establish gender-neutral fitness standards for military occupational specialties that are higher than those for noncombat military occupational specialties; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress recommendations for improving the retention and recruitment of members who specialize in Army air and missile defense systems, and requires the Army to implement the recommendations; requires the GAO to report to Congress a review of a major military health contract after DOD has entered into the contract; temporarily prohibits certain TRICARE programs (health care programs that cover current and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents) from imposing cost-sharing requirements for prescription contraceptives and certain related services; requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate a laboratory as the Chemical Security Analysis Center; requires the Department of the Treasury to take actions to support international initiatives to provide debt restructuring and relief to developing countries; prohibits federal regulators from taking certain adverse actions against a depository institution solely for providing financial services to a cannabis-related business operating pursuant to state or local law; provides statutory authority for an April 27, 2021, executive order raising the minimum wage for the employees of federal contractors; prohibits barring a veteran from federal employment solely because the veteran consumes or has consumed cannabis; imposes data standards requirements on certain federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2022-06-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2022-07-06); CBO cost estimate: Estimated Changes in Direct Spending and Revenues of H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (2022-10-17)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 310 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 311 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 312 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 313 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 314 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 315 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 316 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 317 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 318 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 319 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 320 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 321 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 322 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 323 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 324 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Failed
House roll call 325 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 326 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-13): Agreed to
House roll call 327 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 328 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 329 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 330 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 331 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 332 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 333 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 334 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 335 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 336 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 337 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 338 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 339 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 340 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 341 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 342 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 343 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 344 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 345 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 346 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 347 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 348 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Failed
House roll call 349 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Agreed to
House roll call 350 (2022): On Passage, HR7900 (2022-07-14): Passed

Words on this page, explained (7)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Ballot initiative: A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7900.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7900 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117