{"id":2522500,"date":"2025-12-18T02:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-sign-national-defense-authorization-act-on-thursday\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T02:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:24:08","slug":"trump-to-sign-national-defense-authorization-act-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-sign-national-defense-authorization-act-on-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to sign National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-sign-national-defense-authorization-act-on-thursday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald trump is scheduled to sign the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Thursday at 6 p.m. The bill, which authorizes over $900 billion in defense spending and includes a 3.8% military pay raise, passed both the Senate (77-20) and the House (312-112) with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-future-infrastructure-bills\/\" title=\"Lawmakers debate future infrastructure ...s\">strong bipartisan support<\/a>. The 3,086-page legislation incorporates several of Trump&#8217;s 2025 executive orders, such as the &#8220;Golden Dome&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-full-funding-for-israeli-security-aid\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Demand Full Funding for Israeli Security Aid\">missile defense program<\/a> and bans on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the Department of War. It also restricts men from participating in women&#8217;s sports at military academies and prohibits the use of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex as admission criteria at those institutions. Foreign aid provisions include $800 million in funding for Ukraine,disbursed over two years,while maintaining a minimum of 76,000 U.S. troops in Europe. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker praised the bipartisan cooperation that allowed the NDAA to be passed and sent to the president for signing, marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-sends-annual-defense-bill-to-trumps-desk\/\" title=\"... sends ... to Trump\u2019s desk\">65th consecutive year<\/a> Congress has approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">annual defense bill<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to sign National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2448293\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump will officially sign the National Defense Authorization Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A press release revealing his schedule for the day shows the president will put his signature on the policy bill at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The NDAA passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support in a 77-20 vote. Last week, the House approved the NDAA, also with bipartisan support, with a vote of 312 to 112.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3925360\/aoc-stomp-vance-2028-matchup-poll\/\">AOC says she&#8217;d &#8216;stomp&#8217; Vance in 2028 matchup after poll shows her leading VP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3925377\/trump-troops-1776-bonus-checks-biden-coal-christmas-speech\/\">Trump sends troops $1,776 bonus checks, and Biden coal, in Christmas speech to nation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3925291\/israel-iran-role-shooting-death-mit-professor\/\">Israel investigating whether Iran had role in shooting death of MIT professor: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously reported, notable <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3920407\/senate-passes-annual-defense-bill-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">provisions<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >annual defense spending bill include<\/a> a 3.8% pay raise for the military and over $900 billion in defense spending, among other initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The bill is 3,086 pages long and also codifies several of Trump&rsquo;s executive orders issued in 2025, including the &ldquo;Golden Dome&rdquo; missile defense program and the prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs within the Department of War. It also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/senate-passes-ndaa-defense-bill-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">includes<\/a> provisions to restrict men from participating in women&rsquo;s sports at military academies. Service academies were also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/19thnews.org\/2025\/12\/2026-ndaa-defense-bill-military-spending\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prohibited<\/a> from using color, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, or sex as a determining factor in granting admission to applicants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One point of contention in the bill negotiations was the matter of foreign aid. The 2026 NDAA includes $800 million in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-congress-passes-massive-defense-bill-that-includes-support-ukraine-europe-2025-12-17\/#:~:text=%22This%20will%20be%20the%2065th,and%20across%20two%20chambers%20to\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funding<\/a> for Ukraine as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. The funds will be sent in two $400 million disbursements over the next two years. The NDAA also requires the War Department to keep the number of U.S. military troops in Europe at 76,000 or more.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3916713\/roger-wicker-trump-growing-pentagon-criticism\/\"><strong>ROGER WICKER ESCAPES TRUMP BLOWBACK DESPITE GROWING PENTAGON CRITICISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, touted congressional bipartisan support in passing the NDAA and sending it off to the president&rsquo;s desk on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This will be the 65th year in a row, the 65th consecutive year that Congress has come together across the aisle and across two chambers to send the president a bill designed to sustain and strengthen the national defense,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/us-congress-passes-massive-defense-bill-that-includes-support-ukraine-europe-2025-12-17\/#:~:text=%22This%20will%20be%20the%2065th,and%20across%20two%20chambers%20to\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Wicker. &ldquo;Everyone in this Senate played a role.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to sign National Defense Authorization Act Thursday at 6 p.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2522501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25352088250779.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[40745,4762,69004,32366,3634],"class_list":["post-2522500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-defense-policy","tag-legislation","tag-national-defense-authorization-act","tag-ndaa","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25352088250779.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522500"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522504,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522500\/revisions\/2522504"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}