Senate Consideration of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act

Last Updated November 29, 2021

On November 18, 2021, the Senate began its consideration of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed its version of the NDAA (H.R. 4350) on September 23, 2021. Both the House and the Senate versions of the NDAA would increase defense spending to $777.9 billion, a $37 billion increase from FY2021 and $25 billion more than the 1.7% increase to the defense budget that President Biden proposed. The FY2022 NDAA presents an opportunity for Congress to cut the Pentagon budget, end its role in lining the pockets of weapons contractors, and decrease funding for nuclear and conventional weapons that contribute to death and destruction around the world.

The Senate saw the introduction of various amendments that would help end America’s forever wars, decrease the Pentagon budget, invest in pandemic and climate change prevention, review sanctions, end arms sales to countries with a track record of human rights abuses, and reduce spending on nuclear weapons.

We break down a few of those amendments.