President Joe Biden will veto the House version of the 2024 defense bill if presented to him, said the White House while criticizing some of the Republican provisions in the bill aimed against some of the administration’s policies.
The Biden administration “strongly opposes” passage of H.R. 4365, the House version of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year ending 2024, said the White House in a Sept. 11 statement. The House passed its $886 billion defense bill in July. Although the amount was on par with what the Biden administration requested, it contained several Republican amendments related to things like diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), abortion, and transgender policies. At the time, the administration expressed its opposition to the bill.
