House Passes $858 Billion Defense Funding Bill With Termination of Military Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense funding bill on Dec. 8 that would force the termination of the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate if it’s also approved by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden.
The House approved the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 in a 350–80 vote. A total of 176 Republicans voted for the bill, 35 voted against it, and two didn’t vote. A total of 174 Democrats voted for the bill, while 45 voted against it.
The $858 billion authorization—$45 billion more than Biden requested—drew widespread support from both parties, including Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the ranking Republican member on the panel….}