Funds the Defense Department's military activities for fiscal year 2024

§1What it does

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This bill would provide the Defense Department's funding for military activities for the federal budget year that ran from October 2023 through September 2024.^2,3 The money would cover military pay, operations and maintenance, purchases of weapons and equipment, research and development, and the Defense Health Program, while military construction, military family housing and nuclear warheads are funded in other bills.^2,3 It also sets conditions and limits on how the money may be spent.^2,3 Before passing it, the House adopted many floor amendments, including ones barring the bill's funds from being used for COVID-19 vaccine or mask mandates, for diversity, equity and inclusion offices, or to carry out the administration's executive orders on climate change.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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