Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on the bipartisan $900 billion defense policy bill, though some lawmakers take issue with some of its provisions.
The 3,086-page bill authorizes $8 billion more in spending than President Donald Trump had asked for.
"This year's National Defense Authorization Act helps advance President Trump and Republicans' Peace Through Strength Agenda by codifying 15 of President Trump's executive orders, ending woke ideology at the Pentagon, securing the border, revitalizing the defense industrial base, and restoring the warrior ethos," House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.
The bill would codify the use of active-duty troops at the U.S.-Mexico border, create a "Golden Dome" to protect the U.S. from aerial attacks and ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the Department of Defense. The bill would also create a 3.8% raise for all service members.
It includes a ban on transgender women competing in sports at military academies.
