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The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the DoW, the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies.

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Appropriations are provided to the listed departments and agencies as authorized by the Act.

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The President signed S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which funds the Department of War, Department of Energy national security programs, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other agencies. The Act includes measures such as the SAFER SKIES Act, support for the Golden Dome for America plan, and Federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, while the Administration raised constitutional concerns about multiple provisions that it says purport to limit the President’s authorities over military, foreign affairs, information disclosure, personnel, and budgeting. The Administration says it will implement and interpret those provisions consistent with the President’s constitutional powers as Commander in Chief and chief foreign-affairs officer.
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The statement accurately reflects the content of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 1071), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. This information is confirmed in the official White House statement. (whitehouse.gov)

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:56 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 1071), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. This information is confirmed in the official White House statement. (whitehouse.gov)
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:45 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA 2026), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. (whitehouse.gov) This aligns with the President's statement that the Act enables the DoW to carry out the "Peace Through Strength" agenda, protect the homeland from domestic and foreign threats, and strengthen the defense industrial base. (whitehouse.gov)
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:00 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 1071), which authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. This information is confirmed by the White House's official statement on December 18, 2025. Therefore, the statement is true.
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:51 AMFalse
    The statement that the Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW) is inaccurate. The U.S. Department of War was renamed the Department of Defense in 1949. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, signed into law on December 18, 2025, authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. Therefore, the reference to the Department of War is outdated and incorrect.
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:04 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the President's December 18, 2025, announcement regarding the signing of S. 1071, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026." The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. This information is directly supported by the official White House statement. Therefore, the statement is verified as true.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:21 AMFalse
    The statement that the Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW) is inaccurate, as there is no federal agency by that name. The correct agency is the Department of Defense (DoD). The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, signed by President Trump on December 18, 2025, authorizes appropriations for the DoD, the Department of Energy's national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. Therefore, the claim is false due to the incorrect reference to the "Department of War."
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:52 AMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the President's December 18, 2025, statement regarding the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. (whitehouse.gov)
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:45 PMTrue
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 1071), signed into law on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. (whitehouse.gov)
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:43 AMcomplete
    The statement accurately reflects the content of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA 2026), signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. (whitehouse.gov)
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:33 AMcomplete
    The statement accurately reflects the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA 2026), signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 18, 2025. The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations for the Department of War (DoW), the Department of Energy national security programs, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community, and other executive departments and agencies. (whitehouse.gov)
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025
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