Increase the Army budget

What has happened

1. Feb 3, 2026 Partially done

   The FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act gives Military Personnel, Army $54,538,366,000 (against $50,041,206,000 enacted for FY2024), Missile Procurement, Army $7,287,263,000 (against $4,622,213,000) and Aircraft Procurement, Army $3,625,324,000 (against $3,287,997,000) — but Operation and Maintenance, Army falls to $58,249,178,000 from $58,604,854,000, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army to $16,705,760,000 from $17,115,037,000, and Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army to $3,005,021,000 from $4,244,226,000. The Army budget rose on pay and missiles and fell in nominal terms on readiness, research and combat vehicles, so the increase is real but partial. The FY2027 Budget then asks for a 44 percent increase in total Department of War resources without breaking it out by service.

   • Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, division A — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-75)

     Primary Congress Feb 3, 2026

   • Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2027 — Department of War chapter

     Primary Executive branch Apr 3, 2026

2. Jul 4, 2025 Partially done

   Public Law 119-21 title XX adds multi-year mandatory defense money on top of the annual bill, including Army-specific lines — next-generation medium-range and long-range ballistic missiles, a short-range gun-based air and missile defense system, a long-range movable missile defense radar, next-generation shoulder-fired air defense and Army missile repair. Money for the Army outside the appropriation, not an increase in the Army budget itself.

   • Public Law 119-21, title XX (defense reconciliation appropriations)

     Primary Congress Jul 4, 2025