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Senate Democrats and Majority Leader Block Motion to Advance $1.15 Trillion Defense Bill
Senate Democrats defeated a procedural motion to advance the National Defense Authorization Act by a 50-46 vote on July 14, 2026. The legislation authorizes $1.15 trillion for defense programs. Opposition centered on U.S. actions in Iran.
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Senate Democrats blocked a motion to proceed to the National Defense Authorization Act on July 14, 2026, defeating it by a 50-46 vote. The legislation authorizes $1.15 trillion for defense programs. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated on the Senate floor that Republicans wanted the chamber to take up the NDAA as though none of the Iran developments were happening.
Schumer said President Trump is waging an unauthorized war in Iran and defying bipartisan majorities in Congress. He added that the NDAA cannot become a permission slip for recklessness in Iran. Nine of the 13 Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee voted against advancing the bill in an earlier committee vote, CBS News reported.
Sen. Tim Kaine voted against advancing the NDAA and stated that guardrails are needed on President Trump’s war authorities in Iran. Kaine also stated that the source of funding for the NDAA’s top-line increase must be clarified.
-Iran nuclear negotiations are scheduled to resume. President Donald Trump stated that Iran’s military capabilities are crippled due to actions by the U.S. Armed Forces.
