The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (also known as the National Defense Budget Act (NDAA)) for fiscal year 2021 by a vote of 84 to 13 on Friday (Dec. 11), as the House passed the bill earlier by a vote of 335 to 78, and the bill will then be sent to the White House.
Congress has passed the Defense Budget Act every year since 1967. This year’s 2021 budget for the Defense Department is more than $740 billion. The bill includes provisions to provide pay raises for troops, allow paid parental leave for federal employees and strengthen anti-discrimination protections for federal employees.
Next, President Trump (Trump) will have 10 days (excluding non-working days) to issue a veto, sign it or allow it to become law without the president’s signature.
President Trump previously objected to elements of the National Defense Authorization Act, including: the addition of repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects technology companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook from lawsuits over content on their platforms.
Trump also opposed the National Defense Authorization Act, which included proposals to rename 10 military installations after Confederate leaders and plans to potentially slow the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan as well as Germany.
Because both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act by more than two-thirds, this means that the bill can automatically take effect after the process, even if President Trump opposes it.
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