Hudson Secures Final NDAA Wins for Fort Bragg, Military Families, and President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) released the following statement after final passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to President Trump's desk to be signed into law:

"As Fort Bragg's Congressman, I'm proud to deliver a defense authorization bill that puts our troops, their families, and our veterans first. This NDAA secures critical investments for our armed services and North Carolina's military community, including tens of millions for Fort Bragg. The bill implements President Trump's agenda, restores America's commitment to Peace Through Strength, and ensures our Armed Forces remain the most lethal and capable in the world. From pay raises to readiness upgrades at Fort Bragg, this bill is a win for every soldier and family who sacrifices so much for our nation."

Fort Bragg & North Carolina Wins in the FY26 NDAA

The FY26 NDAA includes major authorizations Rep. Hudson fought for on behalf of Fort Bragg and the Sandhills region, including:

• $44.7 million for upgrades at Forward Operating Base Freedom (Freedom Village) at Fort Bragg.
• $8.1 million for the Special Operations Forces Joint Intelligence Center (JIC) at Fort Bragg.
• $19 million for an Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course.
• $24 million for an Aircraft Maintenance Hangar.
• $80 million for Power Generation and a resilient Microgrid to keep critical missions running.
• $80 million for a Special Operations Forces Mission Command Center.
• $145 million for Special Operations Forces Operational Ammunition Supply Point

Historic Win for the Lumbee Tribe

The FY26 NDAA includes the historic Lumbee Fairness Act, granting full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and ensuring its members finally receive the same federal services and benefits as other federally recognized tribes. This is a major milestone for one of North Carolina's largest and most deserving Indigenous communities.

In addition, provisions Rep. Hudson supported will:

• Boost investments in barracks and family housing used by soldiers and families.
• Improve access to childcare, health care, and mental health services for military families.
• Strengthen recruitment, retention, and transition programs.

National Security Wins: Implementing President Trump's Peace Through Strength Agenda

The FY26 NDAA is a cornerstone of President Trump's Peace Through Strength agenda and delivers conservative wins for America's military, borders, and taxpayers:

• Codifies 15 Trump Executive Orders and 30 key legislative proposals to restore lethality, merit-based promotions, and accountability in the ranks, while ending left-wing ideology, wokeism, and DEI programs in the military.
• Improves quality of life for servicemembers with a 3.8% pay raise, expanded bonuses and special pays, better food access, upgraded barracks and family housing, and major investments in childcare, schools, and health care for military families.
• Strengthens border security by fully funding troops and National Guard deployments to the southern border, expanding support for Border Patrol, and authorizing over $1 billion to fight drug trafficking and transnational crime.
• Fundamentally reforms the defense acquisition system, cutting red tape, prioritizing commercial solutions, speeding new technologies to the warfighter, and focusing every taxpayer dollar on capability instead of bureaucracy.
• Builds President Trump's Golden Dome and strengthens missile defense, nuclear deterrence, and space capabilities to protect the homeland from hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missile threats.
• Revitalizes the defense industrial base by expanding U.S. production capacity, onshoring supply chains, cutting dependence on China for critical minerals and components, and growing American defense manufacturing jobs.
• Invests in shipbuilding, aircraft, and munitions, including major funding for submarines, destroyers, 6th-generation aircraft, F-35 fighters, Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters, and a robust arsenal of precision munitions.
• Counters China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and terrorist threats with a strengthened Indo-Pacific posture, support for Taiwan and key allies, tougher restrictions on adversary-linked companies, and enhanced tools to support partners on the front lines of aggression.
• Saves taxpayers nearly $20 billion by eliminating DEI activities, cutting wasteful climate programs at the Pentagon, retiring obsolete platforms, and trimming bureaucracy and inefficient contracts.

Together with President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut, the FY26 NDAA is part of a generational investment in America's national security, our military families, and the promise of Peace Through Strength.

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