Published Jun 30, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT
Congress blocked a bipartisan amendment to remove a provision expanding US-Israel defense integration, preventing a recorded House vote.
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Published Jun 30, 2026, 3:12 PM EDT
A bipartisan effort to remove a controversial U.S.-Israel defense integration provision from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) never received a vote on the House floor after the House Rules Committee declined to make the amendment eligible for debate. The amendment, introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) would have removed Section 219 of the NDAA, formerly Section 224. The Rules Committee’s list of amendments made “in order” did not include the bipartisan proposal, ensuring it would not receive debate or a recorded vote before the House considered the broader defense bill. The decision effectively prevented lawmakers from publicly voting on a proposal that had attracted support from across the political spectrum and generated significant grassroots opposition to the underlying provision. "Congress has blocked the amendment @RepThomasMassie and I introduced to stop the integration of our military with Israel’s," Khanna wrote Tuesday on X. "It is unconscionable to not even have a vote. We will be continuing on and will not be intimidated by the pro-Israel lobby."
