The House approved its annual defense policy bill in a 295-125 vote on Tuesday, taking a step toward confrontation with President Trump over stripping Confederate names from military bases.
The fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was approved with a veto-proof majority, though it is possible that some of the 108 Republicans who voted for the legislation could change their votes to back up a presidential veto.
The 125 “no” votes included 43 Democrats.
The massive, $740.5 billion defense bill covers everything from authorizing a 3 percent pay raise for troops to establishing a $3.6 billion fund to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region to setting aside $1 billion to help the Pentagon with pandemic preparedness amid the coronavirus crisis.
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