Extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2029 and increase authorized funding to $750 million.

Extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) through 2029 and increases authorized funding to $750 million.

Continues and expands security assistance to Ukraine.

fy2027_ndaa_exsum.pdf
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Section 1243 amends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative to authorize $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, and changes the termination date from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2029.

The enacted FY2026 NDAA extended USAI through 2029 and added funding authority, but the enacted amount is $400 million for each of FY2026 and FY2027, not a $750 million authorization.

partial same_term A for effort

Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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The FY2026 conference-authorized funding table lists the Defense Security Cooperation Agency line with a bracketed item for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative of $400,000,000.

The funding table confirms the FY2026 enacted authorization for USAI was $400 million, below the claim’s stated $750 million figure.

partial same_term A for effort

Public Law 119-60, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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Congress.gov records that S.1071 became Public Law No. 119-60 on December 18, 2025, after the Senate agreed to the House amendment 77-20 on December 17, 2025.

This proves the USAI changes in the FY2026 NDAA were enacted during Ernst’s Senate term.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov Actions: S.1071, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On passage of S.2296, as amended, the bill passed 77-20; Senator Ernst of Iowa is recorded as voting Yea.

Ernst voted for the Senate FY2026 NDAA vehicle that included a USAI extension and funding increase, supporting an effort badge even though the final enacted amount differed from the $750 million claim.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 570, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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The reported Senate bill would have added $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and extended the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative termination date from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2028.

The Senate-reported version showed concrete legislative movement on the initiative, but it was still short of both the claim’s 2029 extension and $750 million funding figure before later conference changes.

partial same_term A for effort

S.2296 Reported in Senate, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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