House Passes $95 Billion Budget Package for Iran War, Voting Measures; Also Approves Defense Bill

On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives, led by Republicans under Speaker Mike Johnson, passed a $95 billion budget reconciliation framework intended to fund military operations related to the Iran war, provide agriculture aid, and advance provisions including new voter restriction measures tied to President Donald Trump's agenda. The vote followed approval by the House Budget Committee on July 16. Separately, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a roughly $1.5 trillion defense policy bill, by a vote of 216-212; seven Republicans opposed it while all but six Democrats voted against it, reflecting disputes over Trump's decision to join Israel in strikes on Iran without congressional approval. Democrats largely opposed the reconciliation package, arguing funds should instead address domestic costs for Americans. The budget framework, once adopted, initiates the reconciliation process, a legislative mechanism allowing certain budget-related bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority. Both the reconciliation blueprint and the NDAA now move to the Senate for consideration. Reports differ on the naming of related legislative components—some reference a 'SAVE America Act' and voter ID provisions, while others describe the same measures more generally as election-related provisions within the reconciliation package. The Senate's response to the House-passed framework remains uncertain, with multiple outlets describing an 'uphill battle' for the package's Iran war funding and election provisions. One report describes a separate, nonbinding House resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, which Senate Republicans reportedly did not support, allowing continued military engagement; this specific claim was not corroborated by other reports and remains unresolved. Overall, the interaction between the reconciliation package, the NDAA, and any nonbinding withdrawal resolution—and their ultimate fate in the Senate—remains unresolved as of the reporting period.