Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today released the text of the final negotiated language for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25).

The legislative text is available here:
• H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

This legislation is substantially based on two bills: (1) H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which passed the House on June 14, 2024; and (2) S.4638, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 13, 2024.

The bills were combined through a series of negotiations led by the leadership of HASC and SASC. Negotiators considered proposals offered by members of both parties that were filed in the House and Senate.

Click here for a copy of an FY25 NDAA final text summary compiled by House Armed Services Democrats Committee staff.