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H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.
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Official title
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Plain summary
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy and the Maritime Administration. It also authorizes appropriations for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and modifies the defense acquisition system to expedite delivery of capabilities to the Armed Forces. Among other elements, the bill authorizes the acquisition or modification of various military items (e.g., aircraft) and sets policy for certain procurement programs; authorizes research, development, test, and evaluation and sets policy for such activities; sets active component and reserve component end-strength levels; sets policy regarding various aspects of military health care and military compensation; sets policy regarding acquisitions and acquisition management, including contracting authorities and small businesses; sets policy for various matters related to DOD interactions with foreign nations, including matters concerning Israel; sets policy for various matters related to DOD cyber activities, cyber workforce and training, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence matters; and authorizes the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration, defense environmental cleanup, nuclear energy, and other defense activities. For additional information on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) see CRS In Focus IF10516, Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA , and CRS In Focus IF10515, Defense Primer: The NDAA Process .
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Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · 1 cosponsors
Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (2025-08-13) No linked contracts or vendors yet.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 260 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 252 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 257 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 258 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 255 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 246 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 253 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 249 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 261 (2025): On Motion to Recommit, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 256 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 245 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 251 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 262 (2025): On Passage, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Passed
- House roll call 250 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 259 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
- House roll call 244 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 248 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 247 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Agreed to
- House roll call 254 (2025): On Agreeing to the Amendment, H R 3838 (2025-09-10): Failed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr3838.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr3838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills