This includes supporting $150 billion in new defense spending under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act and $25 billion under Defense Reconciliation for purchases of critical munitions, increased capacity in the industrial base to support higher levels of munitions production, increased production of missile defense interceptors, and increased counter drone capabilities.
Support increased defense spending for critical munitions production, missile defense interceptors, and counter-drone capabilities.
Occurrences
Authorizes $210 million in funding for the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile (SCLM-N).
Authorizes an additional $10 million in testing and evaluation for reusable Hypersonic Test Beds that will support the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.
Authorizes $208 million for the Crane Army Ammunition Plant for military construction to expand their Pyrotechnic Production Facility.
Authorizes $160 million for Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) procurement, a key step in supporting our light tactical vehicle industrial workforce.
Authorizes $512 million for Trusted and Assured Microelectronics in development and prototypes and another $143 million in system development and demonstration.
Authorizes $353 million in funds to procure a long-range hypersonic weapon.
Authorizes $9 million in funds for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) for advanced materials and manufacturing for Hypersonics (AMMH).
Authorizes $798 million for the Conventual Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system.
Evidence
Rep. Mark Messmer joined officials to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new solid rocket motor munitions campus near NSWC Crane. The office says Messmer has supported legislation including $150 billion in new defense spending and $25 billion in Defense Reconciliation for purchases of critical munitions, increased industrial-base capacity for munitions production, increased missile defense interceptors, and increased counter-drone capabilities.
Messmer said he had secured billions of dollars in new funding in FY2026 appropriations legislation, including $13.4 billion for missile defense and space programs as part of the Golden Dome initiative and other defense-related investments.
Messmer celebrated House passage of the FY2026 NDAA and said it codified key national-security priorities. The page says the bill authorizes full funding for priorities including Golden Dome, submarines, warships, and autonomous systems.
The committee print states that the FY2026 NDAA became Public Law 119-60 after House and Senate agreement and presidential signature in December 2025. It records final enactment of the NDAA but does not, in the excerpt reviewed, isolate the specific munitions/interceptors/counter-drone provisions tied to Messmer.
Assessments
The promise was to support increased defense spending for critical munitions production, missile defense interceptors, and counter-drone capabilities. The strongest evidence indicates Messmer supported legislation described by his office as including $150 billion in new defense spending and $25 billion in defense reconciliation specifically for critical munitions purchases, expanded munitions-production capacity, increased missile defense interceptors, and increased counter-drone capabilities. Additional evidence ties him to FY2026 appropriations and NDAA activity during his current House term, and the FY2026 NDAA was enacted in that same term. While some source material is broad and comes from his official office communications rather than independent roll-call analysis isolating each provision, the record supports that he did in fact back and help advance legislation containing the specific categories named in the promise. Because the claim is framed as support for increased spending rather than sole authorship or exclusive delivery, this meets the standard for delivered.