Pat Fallon Highlights Key Wins for Service Members in 2026 NDAA

Key Wins for Service Members and Families

• 💰 The FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a 3.8% pay raise for service members.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 It expands child care access, increases family separation allowances, and extends special pays and bonuses.
• 🏥 The bill authorizes over $335 million for medical facilities, including renovations and new construction.
• ✈️ It also includes provisions for expanding access to health care, preventing the elimination of uniform doctors, and increasing access to specialty care.

Refocusing Military on Warfighting

• 🚫 The NDAA aims to ban cell phones in DoD schools and prevent the downsizing of child care centers without congressional notification.
• 🎯 It includes reforms to refocus the military on warfighting and lethality.
• 📜 This is achieved by codifying the executive order ending DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) programs and preferences in the Department of War.
• ⚖️ Command selections will now be based on individual merit and demonstrated administrative performance, not race, ethnicity, or sex.

Call for Passage

• ✅ Representative Pat Fallon urges the bipartisan passage of the NDAA.
• 🇺🇸 The goal is to deliver on promises to service members, ensuring they are lethal, better trained, and more prepared for future conflicts.
• 👍 The bill aims to ensure the quality of life for service members meets the standards expected by Americans.