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H.R. 8774: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

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H.R. 8774: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

118th Congress · introduced 2024-06-17 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2024-06-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 9 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 327 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8774 (2024-06-28), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

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Official text

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr8774.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Record fed-us-cong118-hr8774 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118