Senate Overwhelmingly Passes $886 Billion Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Surveillance Extension
• Senate passes $886 billion defense policy bill by a wide bipartisan margin • Bill authorizes 5.2% military pay raise and other benefits for servicemembers • Includes short-term extension of controversial warrantless surveillance law • Does not include earlier provisions related to abortion, transgender health care • Sets up inspector general to oversee Ukraine aid and public UFO records collection