NW Riverside News

The House Appropriations Committee has approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill, authored by Defense Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (CA-41).

“This bill provides the resources necessary for our military to deter conflict and prevail in war,” said Chairman Calvert. “The spending priorities included in this bill acknowledge that the threats against the United States are no longer a future challenge, but a current reality. The Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill provides our warfighters with the resources they need to meet these challenges by prioritizing capabilities that counter China, increasing investments in rapidly-fielded innovative technologies, reforming the Pentagon’s business practices, and increasing the Department’s role in countering the China-supplied fentanyl crisis. Recognizing that our national security is only as resilient as our military members and families are, this bill fully funds a military pay raise and includes a historic pay increase for our junior enlisted servicemembers. I am proud of this bill and pleased to see it pass full committee today, and grateful to Chairman Cole for his leadership.”

For a summary of the bill, click HERE.