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HR 8800 · 119th CongressIntroduced

Military spending and policy for 2027

Energy & Utilities
The vote
Worked the bill
$487M
24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
In the distance
Summary

What the bill does

This bill sets spending levels for the Defense Department and military construction for the 2027 budget year. It also includes policies on weapons, personnel, and energy programs, such as nuclear microreactors and sustainable aviation fuel. The bill covers many areas, from buying ships and planes to research on biotechnology and artificial intelligence.

Why it matters

The stakes

The bill affects military readiness, the defense industry, and energy policy. It decides how taxpayer money is spent on weapons, bases, and new technologies, which impacts jobs and national security.

Major public companies this covers
  • Lockheed MartinLMT
  • BoeingBA
  • General DynamicsGD
  • Northrop GrummanNOC
  • Huntington Ingalls IndustriesHII
The debate

What each side says

Supporters
  • It funds the military at levels needed to maintain readiness and modernize equipment.bill
  • It includes provisions to boost domestic production of ammunition and advanced materials.bill
  • It supports energy innovation, such as nuclear microreactors and sustainable fuel, to reduce reliance on foreign energy.bill
Critics
  • The bill authorizes spending on weapons systems that some argue are unnecessary or too expensive.bill
  • It includes restrictions on research with foreign countries, which could slow scientific collaboration.bill

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Follow the money

From this bill outward

The bill

where every tie is measured from
HR 8800Military spending and policy for 2027Energy & Utilities

Who paid lobbyists to work it

Direct tie24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
GroupIssues2025 lobbying
(all issues)
Has PAC?
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONNamed in billDefenseOtherBanking$16MLMP
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPNamed in billDefenseLaborOther$13MGDCPACGDEP
BOEING COMPANYNamed in billDefenseTransportForeign$11MTBP
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATIONNamed in billOtherDefenseBanking$8.4MEONGCP
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDNamed in billDefenseEnergyLabor$4.9MHIIIEPACH
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONAdvocacyOtherBanking$80MNo PAC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.EnergyBankingForeign$70MNo PAC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSReal EstateBankingInsurance$54MNAORPAC

Election money, in the distance

Background · not tied to this billEnergy & Utilities PACs -> the members who voted

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