Senate Armed Services Committee Passed FY25 NDAA

Last week, the Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC) completed their markup of the Fiscal Year 25 (FY25) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Committee voted 22-3 to advance the FY25 NDAA, and the bill now heads to the Senate floor for consideration.

The FY25 NDAA supports a topline number of $923.3 billion in funding for national defense. This includes, $878.4 billion authorized for the Department of Defense and $22.4 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy.  The NDAA is crucial for defense as it controls everything, but it also is crucial to the authorization of energy-related national security programs. The NDAA includes authorizations for NNSA, EM defense cleanup up, and Office of Legacy Management, among others. Below are program highlights:

TOTAL $25 Billion - National Nuclear Security Administration

Total $7 Billion - Defense Environmental Cleanup

$1.1 Billion for DOE’s other defense activities.

$150 million for DOE’s nuclear energy activities.

The SASC approval is the first step in a months-long process. The bill now will be debated and voted on by the full U.S. Senate. Once both the Senate and House pass their version of the bill, they will then reconcile in a bicameral conference committee. There each chamber will negotiate until they create a final version that will then be sent to the President to be signed into law.

ECA will continue to provide updates on the NDAA and all other relevant funding bills.