{"id":48030,"date":"2025-07-31T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/07\/31\/senate-panel-oks-plans-for-852-billion-in-defense-spending-next-year\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:31:21","slug":"senate-panel-oks-plans-for-852-billion-in-defense-spending-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/budget\/2025\/07\/31\/senate-panel-oks-plans-for-852-billion-in-defense-spending-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate panel OKs plans for $852 billion in defense spending next year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate appropriators advanced plans for roughly $852 billion in defense funding next fiscal year, a significant boost over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/06\/26\/pentagon-to-request-848-billion-in-delayed-base-budget-release\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2025\/06\/26\/pentagon-to-request-848-billion-in-delayed-base-budget-release\/\">White House goals<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/18\/house-advances-832-billion-military-budget-plan-for-next-fiscal-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/18\/house-advances-832-billion-military-budget-plan-for-next-fiscal-year\/\">House lawmakers\u2019 outlines for military spending<\/a> in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appropriations measure advanced out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.appropriations.senate.gov\/\">Senate Appropriations Committee<\/a> by a bipartisan 26-3 vote, with both Republican and Democratic leaders praising the plan as meeting the emerging needs of the armed forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis bill addresses major funding gaps across the board,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/17\/senate-panel-backs-plans-for-456-billion-va-budget-next-year\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/17\/senate-panel-backs-plans-for-456-billion-va-budget-next-year\/\">Sen. Susan Collins<\/a>, R-Maine, chairwoman of the panel. \u201cIt invests in ship building \u2026 it expands critical munitions production, including air and missile defense interceptors, long range missiles and next generation hypersonic weapons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt funds drone and counter drone technologies, which are increasingly changing the nature of the battlefield. Finally, the bill invests in our most precious asset, the men and women of our armed forces. It shows our continuing commitment to their readiness, well being and mission success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/18\/house-advances-832-billion-military-budget-plan-for-next-fiscal-year\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9182447.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">House advances $832 billion military budget plan for next fiscal year<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Only a few Democrats broke ranks to support the House&#039;s spending plan for Defense Department operations in fiscal 2026.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill includes plans for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/14\/lawmakers-back-white-house-fy26-plans-for-more-troops-38-pay-hike\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/07\/14\/lawmakers-back-white-house-fy26-plans-for-more-troops-38-pay-hike\/\">3.8% pay raise <\/a>for troops next January and an increase in overall military end strength in 2026, similar to plans adopted by House lawmakers earlier in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the measure also includes a 2% increase in base defense spending next fiscal year, about $20 billion above House approved spending levels and the White House\u2019s request for defense spending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House for months has advocated for a generally flat defense budget next year coupled with about $150 billion in one-time defense spending approved in a budget reconciliation measure earlier this summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic lawmakers have objected to that strategy, saying it undermines oversight and long-term planning. Republicans on the committee backed the reconciliation measure but also expressed concern over the reliance on one-time funding for critical defense programming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think not only the prior administration, but this administration as well, have underestimated the level of challenge that we have in defense,\u201d said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., chairman of the appropriations committee\u2019s defense panel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019ve got authoritarian regimes coordinating with each other in North Korea, in Russia, Chinese and Iranian proxies. And one thing they have in common is that they hate us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the plussed-up defense budget plan will survive congressional negotiations is unclear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House has already recessed until September, and the Senate is expected to leave town at the end of this week. 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