I look forward to working with the rest of my Senate colleagues and the House to get the NDAA passed and signed into law.
Work with Senate colleagues and the House to pass the Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA and have it signed into law.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Senate Armed Services Committee listed Sen. Mike Rounds as chairman of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee and as a member of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities and Strategic Forces subcommittees for the 119th Congress.
SASC announced the committee voted 18-9 to advance the FY2027 NDAA and send it to the Senate floor. Ranking Member Reed described advancement as one step in a multi-step process.
SASC announced that S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, had been filed, with links to bill language, executive summary, and report language.
GovInfo bill text identifies S. 4784 as a reported Senate bill for FY2027 defense authorizations, read twice and placed on the Senate calendar.
The House Armed Services Committee said it passed the Chairman’s Mark of H.R. 8800, the FY2027 NDAA, and reported it favorably to the House by a 44-12 vote.
The House Rules Committee page says the rule for H.R. 8800 was not agreed to on June 30, 2026, by a 198-224 vote.
Assessments
As of July 1, 2026, the FY2027 NDAA had not passed both chambers of Congress and had not been signed into law. The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced and filed S. 4784, and Rounds held relevant SASC roles, so there was a serious same-term legislative effort. However, the promised final outcome was enactment, and the House rule for H.R. 8800 failed on June 30, 2026, leaving the bill short of House passage, Senate final passage, conference completion, and presidential signature.