The House Appropriations Committee on June 24, 2026, marked up the 2027 defense spending bill. Credit: HAC livestream
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee on June 24 advanced a fiscal 2027 defense appropriations bill providing $1.07 trillion for the Pentagon, a $234 billion increase over enacted 2026 funding. For the Space Force, the bill allocates about $55.5 billion, including $35.3 billion for research and development, $9.6 billion for procurement, $8.8 billion for operations and maintenance, and $1.78 billion for military personnel.
The funding level tracks the recommendation approved earlier by the House Appropriations defense subcommittee and excludes roughly $12 billion the Trump administration proposed to provide the Space Force through a separate budget reconciliation package. The White House has sought to raise the service’s total budget to more than $71 billion by pairing traditional discretionary appropriations with mandatory funding, an approach that has drawn skepticism from lawmakers in both parties.
The committee made clear it broadly backs the Space Force’s trajectory.
In a report accompanying the legislation, lawmakers said the service “has made remarkable progress in maturing into a true warfighting service, accelerating the delivery of critical capabilities and prioritizing resilience across its architecture.”
