The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is debating the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—a broad defense spending bill that authorizes funding levels for the U.S. military—for which members offered hundreds of amendments. Ranking Member Rep. Mike Rogers’s (R-Ala.) amendment, to increase the Biden administration’s NDAA budget request of $744 billion for the Pentagon and Energy Department defense programs by close to $25 billion, was adopted by the committee members with bipartisan support. “My amendment includes member priorities from both Republicans and Democrats, and unfunded priorities from the combatant commands and services,” said Rogers in his opening statement on Wednesday, adding that the amendment will put money into emerging technologies to help the United States stay competitive, and it improves shipbuilding as well air and ground capabilities. During the debate, Rogers said the increased spending would ensure the United States can compete with adversaries like China. “It will ensure defense spending …