Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Latest action (Jun 26, 2026) — , Calendar No. 621.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jun 26, 2026This bill provides FY2027 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.
(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)
Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for
Military Personnel;Operation and Maintenance;Procurement;Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; andRevolving and Management Funds.The bill provides appropriations for other DOD programs, including
the Combat and Operational Medicine Program,the Private Sector Care Program,Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, andthe Office of the Inspector General.In addition, the bill provides appropriations for related agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Face Value
as reported to the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−50
Amends 10 separate titles of the US Code: 1, 5, 10, 18, 25, 28, 31, 32, 41, 46.
- Length−18
163 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
Who lobbied on this
32 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Duke Energy Corporationwanted it passed
“…Fish & Wildlife and BOEM). H.R. 9495 & Senate bill - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (specifically funding for energy programs, siting of energy projects on…” filing ↗
- Lockheed Martin Corporationwanted it passed
“General issues related to defense spending and support for the F-35, C-130, and U-2 programs in H.R. 9495, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, and issues related to wildfires and innovation and technology for prevention,…” filing ↗
- Aerovironment, Inc.no position stated
“…and autonomous robotic systems to counter-UAS, directed energy, cyber, and mission command systems in FY27 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.9495).” filing ↗
- Am General LLCno position stated
“…8800 Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (House Version) S. 4784 Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (Senate Version) H.R. 9495 Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (House Version) Pending Senate Defense Appropriations action on Fiscal Year 2027…” filing ↗
- Amentum Holdings, Inc.no position stated
“…H.R.9495 and Senate (Bill number TBD), Department of Defense Appropriations Act,…” filing ↗
- Bae Systemsno position stated
“…H.R.9495 and Senate (Bill number TBD), Department of Defense Appropriations Act,…” filing ↗
- Blue Origin, LLCno position stated
“H.R.9495 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to National Security Space Launch.” filing ↗
- Bwx Technologies, Incno position stated
“H.R. 8800/S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027 H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 9495 Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY2027 Matters related to shipbuilding, naval reactors, space, advanced nuclear reactors, and DOE…” filing ↗
- Corning Incorporatedno position stated
“H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, issues relating to hyperspectral imaging technologies and battery technologies.” filing ↗
- Cummins Inc.no position stated
“H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Advanced Medium Mobile Power Sources (AMMPS) and Large Tactical Power Systems (LTPS)…” filing ↗
- Edison Electric Instituteno position stated
“…H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act,…” filing ↗
- Elbit Systems of America LLCno position stated
“…Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (H.R. 9495 / no Senate bill): issues related to defense procurement, night vision technology, radar repair and…” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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