On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (), setting the table for its U.S. Senate passage this week.

Notably, the NDAA­­ does not include ABC-opposed provisions from a House-passed version of the bill that would have debarred federal contractors for and violations, for federal contractors on military construction projects and . An ABC-led coalition representing the interests of federal contractors advocated for removal of these controversial provisions and helped ensure they were stripped from the NDAA .

Passed every year forÌý, this year’s version of the NDAA includes a record $858 billion in spending priorities, eclipsing last year’sÌý.

Additionally, the NDAA did not include Sen. Joe Manchin’s permitting reform legislation, the recently amended .Ìý

While the NDAA appears on track to pass this year, Republicans have already won at least one major concession. The versionÌý with overwhelming bipartisan support ends the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members; last month, a group of Senate RepublicansÌýÌýunless it ended the policy, which some Republicans claim has caused staffing issues due to vaccine-related discharges.