House Votes to Override Veto of HR 6395 – FY 2021 NDAA

This evening the House took up the President’s veto of HR 6395, the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The House voted to override the veto by a vote of 322 to 87. The House voted to accept the Conference Report on the bill early in the month by a vote of 355 to 78. As expected, there were some Republican defections; 40 Republicans voted ‘Nay’ on the Conference report, but 67 voted not to override the veto. These were nearly offset by 17 Democrats that changed their votes from ‘Nay’ to ‘Yeah’.

The Senate will start the process of considering the President’s veto tomorrow, but a final vote could take place as late as the last day of the 116^th Congress next week.