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| https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases/strong-secures-north-alabama-wins-fiscal-year-2025-national-defense | Strong Secures North Alabama Wins in Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act | 2024-12-11 | 2024 | 2024-12 | Republican | House | AL | Dale W. Strong | S001220 | strong.house.gov | strong | https://strong.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Dale Strong (AL-05), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on House passage of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25): “This year’s NDAA is laser-focused on improving the quality of life for service members and their families. It restores focus on military lethality and deterrence of our adversaries, boosts oversight and accountability, and guts funding for woke ideology at the Defense Department. “The NDAA is critically important to Redstone Arsenal, the hundreds of service members, thousands of civilians, contractors, military retirees, and their families here in North Alabama. I am proud to support the NDAA’s investments in North Alabama which highlight the region’s importance to U.S. national security,” said Representative Dale W. Strong. The House voted 281-140 to pass the NDAA on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said the following of Rep. Strong's work on this legislation: “Rep. Strong fought hard to ensure that the FY25 NDAA improves the quality of life for Alabama’s servicemembers, strengthens our military, and supports the crucial role Alabama plays in our national defense,” Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) said. “I thank Rep. Strong for his continued leadership on the House Armed Services Committee.” The NDAA authorizes policy and $895.2 billion in funding for the Department of Defense (DoD), nuclear weapons programs within the Department of Energy, and other defense-related activities. For the second year in a row, Rep. Strong successfully championed the authorization of millions of dollars for North Alabama. Following is a breakdown of the bill’s most significant provisions. Rep. Strong’s wins and provisions relevant to North Alabama are bolded. SERVICE MEMBER QUALITY OF LIFE | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T22:13:55Z |