FBI Oversight

The House passed the roughly $901 billion FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act, 312–112, sending the bill to the Senate; it authorizes a roughly 3.8–4% military pay raise, codifies Trump-era authorities for active-duty troops at the U.S.–Mexico border, tightens restrictions on China (including outbound investment screening and tech bans), and includes policy changes on DEI, service‑academy athletics and other domestic provisions. The package also mandates FBI notification to top congressional leaders within 15 days when a counterintelligence probe targets a federal candidate (with specified recipients and exceptions), adds oversight riders such as withholding 25% of certain Pentagon travel funds until unedited Caribbean strike footage is produced, and contains a provision granting federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe.