Defense Spending and Your District (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 16, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF12274 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Brendan W. McGarry; Kristy N. Kamarck |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Defense spending touches every Member of Congress’s
district through pay and benefits for military
servicemembers and retirees, economic and environmental
impact of installations, and procurement of weapons
systems and parts from local industry, among other
activities. This product is intended to familiarize Members
with the scope of federal funding for defense-related
activities, and to help prepare them to deliberate on defense
policy and funding legislation.
Members typically influence defense policy and funding in
legislation that addresses three broad categories of national
defense-related activities: (1) military and intelligence
activities of the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) atomic
energy defense activities primarily of the Department of
Energy, including development of nuclear weapons and
propulsion systems; and (3) other defense-related activities
(e.g., FBI counterintelligence activities). In the President’s
FY2025 budget request to Congress, national defenserelated activities accounted for $921 billion (12%) of $7.5
trillion in total federal funding. Of the $921 billion, $895
billion was requested for discretionary budget authority
(i.e., funding provided in appropriations acts). Congress can
choose to provide lesser, the same, or greater amounts.
