I remain committed to working across the aisle to remove these objectionable provisions in the Senate in order to produce a responsible, bipartisan NDAA.
Work across the aisle to remove objectionable unrelated political provisions from the FY2027 NDAA and produce a responsible, bipartisan defense authorization bill.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Bishop voted against H.R. 8800 after House leaders added the SAVE America Act and other poison-pill provisions; he said he would work across the aisle to remove them in the Senate.
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The Senate schedule says that, except for pro forma sessions, the Senate stood adjourned until September 14, with no business expected on August 31.
Assessments
As of August 31, 2026, the promised final outcome had not occurred: the objectionable FY2027 NDAA provisions had not been removed through Senate action or conference, and no responsible bipartisan final defense authorization bill had been produced. Bishop did take aligned same-term action by voting against the House bill after the SAVE America Act and other unrelated provisions were added, and publicly committed to bipartisan work to remove them. Because the NDAA process was still pending and the Senate had no relevant business scheduled before September 14, the promise is not failed or delivered yet.