Final FY 2026 Defense Bill Includes 19 Sullivan Provisions, Prioritizes Alaska

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today celebrated the Senate’s passage of theFiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $890 billion legislation (a nearly $12 billion increase over the baseline) includes 19 provisions and amendments offered by Sen. Sullivan, strongly supports U.S. service members and their families, incorporates a vast majority of Sen. Sullivan’s GOLDEN DOME missile defense legislation, and authorizes more than $292 million in military construction for Alaska. The bill now heads to the President’s desk.
“My work on the Armed Services Committee in each successive national defense authorization is always guided by three overriding priorities: taking care of our troops, advancing a policy of ‘Peace Through Strength,’ and continuing to build up our Alaska-based military,”said Sen. Sullivan. “The FY 2026 NDAA delivers on all three of these fronts and is chock full of wins for Alaska, for our military, and for our warfighters and their families. I pressed to authorize close to $300 million in military construction projects specifically for Alaska, recognizing our state’s unrivaled strategic location and the escalating aggression from the Russians and Chinese in the North Pacific and Arctic. This figure is in addition to the $441 million, which Senator Murkowski helped secure, for Alaska military construction projects in the military construction appropriations bill that was passed as part of the legislation to reopen the government in November—the largest amount appropriated for our state in the last eight years.
“This year’s NDAA also makes major investments in the ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system, building on the $25 billion down payment in theWorking Families Tax Cuts Actand incorporating a significant piece of myGOLDEN DOME Act. These provisions will undoubtedly benefit Alaska, the cornerstone of America’s homeland missile defense system. I was also able to include provisions focused on a number of key priorities: securing America’s critical minerals supply chains, strengthening America’s defense industrial base, supporting America’s allies and partners, addressing the crisis in U.S. Navy shipbuilding, and investing robustly in our warfighters and warfighting capabilities to deter our adversaries around the world. I want to commend my colleagues and President Trump for working together to produce a strong defense authorization that advances America’s security interests and further recognizes and invests in Alaska’s critical role in our national defense.
“In the past few months, we have made huge strides in bolstering Alaska’s military and the infrastructure needed to support it in our state. Through the budget reconciliation bill signed into law in July, the appropriations bill to fund the government in November, and the NDAA and Coast Guard authorization bills we’ve passed today, our state will be receiving more than a billion dollars in investments. This will bolster America’s national security given our state’s strategic location, but it will also bolster our economy and create hundreds, if not thousands, of good-paying jobs in Alaska.”
The$292 million in military constructionauthorizations for Alaska include:
The FY 2026 NDAAsupports U.S. service members and their familieswith provisions that:
Sen. Sullivan’sAlaska-related provisionsin the FY 2026 NDAA:
Other Sullivan prioritiesin the FY 2026 NDAA:
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