H.R. 9495, Defense Appropriations with Foreign Aid Rider. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a trade-off: gains for some, costs for others.
H.R. 9495 · Mixed
What it does
This is the Department of Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2027, allocating approximately $820+ billion across military personnel, operations, procurement, and research. It funds active-duty and reserve military pay, weapons systems, shipbuilding, aircraft, ammunition, and defense research. The bill also includes provisions protecting DoD budget liaison offices from consolidation and funding for counterterrorism training of foreign forces.
The analysis names defense contractors (aircraft, shipbuilding, missiles, ammunition manufacturers) — and 3 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The trade-off
The Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund ($303M) and foreign security force support ($4B+) allow the SecDef to provide military equipment and training to foreign groups with only 15-day advance notice and minimal vetting—'appropriately vetted' is undefined and subject to SecDef discretion alone.
Transparency scores 55%. The analysis flags 1 rider and a high warning level.
Who is behind it
Filed by Ken Calvert.