WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement after voting for passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 as marked up in the full committee.

“For the 65th consecutive year, House Armed Services Committee Democrats and Republicans have worked across the aisle to craft a bipartisan defense bill. This year’s bill fundamentally reforms the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) to cut through red tape and deliver capabilities to service members as quickly and effectively as possible so they can respond to rapidly evolving scenarios. The bill as passed out of committee ensures service members and their families remain among our core priorities. It also authorizes critically-needed investment in America’s industrial base so we can get to capacity in terms of critical munitions and other critical technologies. I am proud to work with my colleague and friend, Chairman Mike Rogers, in passing this  package out of committee in the spirit of bipartisan compromise and with a shared commitment to ensuring that we continue to provide for the common defense.I urge Speaker Johnson to take up this legislation in that same spirit of bipartisanship and work with both sides of the aisle to ensure that it remains focused on the core priorities and needs of our armed forces and national security to ensure bipartisan passage on the House floor later this year.”  
 

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