Politics · Voter ID, Stock Ban · ArchiveHouse Passes $1.15T Defense Bill — Voter ID, Stock Ban AttachedAired July 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00House Republicans pushed through a0:01massive defense spending bill today with0:03voter ID requirements and a stock0:05trading ban attached. The National0:07Defense Authorization Act cleared the0:08house on a largely party line vote0:11carrying several controversial writers0:12that Democrats are already calling0:14poison pills. The 1.15 trillion dollar0:17NDAA includes the Save America Act a0:20voter ID requirement for federal0:22elections fused directly into the0:23defense bill.0:25Speaker Mike Johnson framed the package0:27as delivering on core promises0:29strengthening the military securing0:31elections and holding Congress0:32accountable on stock trading.0:40The rule vote to advance the package0:41passed by the narrowest of margins 2140:44to 211 with almost all Democrats united0:47against it. Only six Democrats0:49ultimately voted for the final NDAA0:52while seven Republicans broke ranks to0:54vote no. California Democrat Gil0:56Cisneros who had supported the defense0:58bill in committee voted against final1:00passage. He called the measure a blank1:02check for what he described as the1:04latest forever war in Iran and condemned1:06culture war and anti-LGBTQ provisions1:09written into the bill. Cisneros1:10specifically cited the prohibition on1:12TRICARE coverage for gender-related1:14medical procedures which House1:16Republicans slipped into the bill as a1:17step too far. Beyond the voter ID writer1:20the house bill renames the Department of1:21Defense as the Department of War.1:23Prohibits TRICARE coverage for gender1:25transition procedures and includes a1:27military pay raise.1:29The stock trading ban termed the Stop1:30Insider Trading Act bars lawmakers from1:33buying new stocks but lets them keep1:35existing holdings. It also explicitly1:37exempts the president and vice1:39president. Democrats call the Save Act a1:41poison pill designed to kill the defense1:43bill in the Senate and they may be1:44right. Senate leaders have already1:46signaled they will strip the voter ID1:48provisions from the final NDAA1:49conference report. The house also passed1:51a budget resolution unlocking billions1:53for defense and potential Iran war1:55funding with no requirement for1:57offsetting spending cuts. A clean1:59continuing resolution was approved2:01alongside it to keep the government2:03funded.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗