Rep. Nancy Mace Submits Ten FY26 NDAA Amendments To House Rules Committee

(Washington, D.C., September 5, 2025) — Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) has submitted ten amendments to the House Rules Committee for consideration during floor debate on the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These amendments are designed to eliminate wasteful spending, ensure accountability within the Department of Defense (DoD), and reinforce fairness and common sense within America’s military institutions.

“It is the duty of Congress to ensure the NDAA reflects the core mission of our armed forces: protecting the United States and maintaining the strongest fighting force in the world,” said Congresswoman Mace. “Our amendments prioritize national security over political agendas, safeguard taxpayer dollars, streamline outdated systems, and keep our military focused squarely on defending the nation.”

Congresswoman Mace’s Amendments Include:

Protecting Taxpayer Dollars and Refocusing Military Priorities

• Amendment 33 – Cuts $400 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine, keeping money from being spent overseas.
• Amendment 60 – Keeps the Technology Modernization Fund going through 2032 so the Department of Defense (DoD) can update old systems more efficiently.
• Amendment 600 – Closes loopholes in the Berry Amendment requiring the Pentagon to buy American-caught seafood, supporting U.S. fishermen instead of foreign competitors.

Ensuring Fairness and Common Sense in Military Policy

• Amendment 24: Prohibits the DoD from using your tax dollars to fund gender-transition surgeries or treatments through TRICARE or EFMP. The military’s job is to win wars, not bankroll woke medicine.
• Amendment 25: Keeps men out of women’s sports at U.S. Service Academies. Female cadets shouldn’t have to compete against biological males.
• Amendment 27: Stops the DoD from asking about or recognizing gender identities outside of male or female on official forms and surveys, and requires responses be limited strictly to “male” or “female.” No endless gender checkboxes, just biological reality.
• Amendment 28: Restores merit to our Service Academies. Requires admissions decisions be based on qualifications, not on race, sex, or other woke checklists.
• Amendment 36: Protects fairness in DoDEA schools by banning male students from participating in athletic programs reserved for females.
• Amendment 37: Prohibits taxpayer funding for Critical Race Theory (CRT) indoctrination and divisive DEI bureaucracies in DoDEA schools. Our children deserve education, not political propaganda.
• Amendment 50: Protects privacy and safety on military bases by ensuring access to single-sex spaces is based on biological sex, not personal identity claims.

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