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Has Mike Lawler always voted for the National Defense Authorization Act?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for House passage of each year's defense bill from 2023 to 2026 and for the final House votes on the 2024, 2025 and 2026 acts.

Mike Lawler

Voting for every defense bill

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His campaign says he has always voted for the National Defense Authorization Act.

“Has always voted for the National Defense Authorization Act”

What the record shows ·

He voted Yea or Aye on House passage of each year's defense bill since he took office: July 2023, June 2024, September 2025 and July 2026. He voted Yea on the final House votes for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 acts.

Limit: These are the passage and final votes. Votes on amendments and procedure were not counted.

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  1. Issueshttps://www.lawlerforcongress.com/issues/

    Lawler for Congress, Inc. · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Fifteen issue sections, most of them lists of bills and votes he names. Undated; read October 1, 2026.

    candidate statement

    For: Has Mike Lawler always voted for the National Defense Authorization Act?

  2. House Roll Call 328, 2023: H.R. 2670, FY2024 NDAA, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023328

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    July 14, 2023. Carried 219-210. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  3. House Roll Call 723, 2023: H.R. 2670, FY2024 NDAA conference reporthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023723

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    December 14, 2023. Carried 310-118. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  4. House Roll Call 279, 2024: H.R. 8070, FY2025 NDAA, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024279

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    June 14, 2024. Carried 217-199. Lawler is recorded Aye.

    official legislative record

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  5. House Roll Call 500, 2024: H.R. 5009, FY2025 NDAA, final House votehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024500

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    December 11, 2024. Carried 281-140. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  6. House Roll Call 262, 2025: H.R. 3838, FY2026 NDAA, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025262

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    September 10, 2025. Carried 231-196. Lawler is recorded Aye.

    official legislative record

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  7. House Roll Call 320, 2025: S. 1071, FY2026 NDAA, House passage of the final texthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025320

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    December 10, 2025. Carried 312-112. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  8. House Roll Call 278, 2026: H.R. 8800, FY2027 NDAA, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026278

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    July 22, 2026. Carried 216-212. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  9. Public Law 118-31, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ31/html/PLAW-118publ31.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Dec 22, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed December 22, 2023. Sec. 6407 adds a section 64 to the State Department Basic Authorities Act creating a Regional Integration Office headed by a Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum and related agreements, Senate-confirmed, with the rank and status of ambassador.

    official legislative record

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  10. Public Law 118-159, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ159/html/PLAW-118publ159.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Dec 23, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed December 23, 2024 (H.R. 5009).

    official legislative record

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  11. S. 1071 (119th Congress), National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1071

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The vehicle for the 2026 defense act. Became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.

    official legislative record

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  12. H.R. 8800 (119th Congress), National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8800

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passed the House 216-212 on July 22, 2026. Not yet law.

    official legislative record

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