Senate · Roll call 564 · Oct. 9, 2025

A vote to amend S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, to require a review of how federal locality pay adjustments are calculated.

Amendment Rejected51–46 Amendment Party-line vote
Question
On the Amendment
Bill
S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Details
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
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How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 3 · No 41 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 48 · No 3 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (41 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (48 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

S. 2296 sets FY2026 policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, and Energy Department national security programs. The amendment would require a review of the methods used to set locality-based comparability payments for federal employees and a pilot program testing other ways to set them; it was rejected because, under the terms set for this vote, it needed more than a simple majority.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).

How each member voted

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