DoD Appropriation & Authorization Acts

"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 9. 

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Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act DoD Appropriations Act MILCON Appropriations
2026 pending (late) pending (late) pending (late)
2025 Public Law 118-159 (Dec. 23, 2022) Public Law 119-4, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Mar. 15, 2025)
2024 Public Law 118-31 (Dec. 22, 2023) Public Law 118-47 (Mar. 23, 2024) Public Law 118-42 (Mar. 9, 2024)
2023 Public Law 117-263 (Dec. 23, 2022) Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY23 (Dec. 29, 2022)
2022 Public Law 117-81 (Dec. 27, 2021)
Public Law 107-103, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY22 (Mar. 15, 2022)
2021 Public Law 116-283 (Jan. 1, 2021)
Public Law 116-260 (Dec. 27, 2020)
2020 Public Law 116-92 (Dec. 20, 2019) Public Law 116-93 (Dec. 20, 2019)
Expanatory Statement 		Public Law 116-94 (Dec. 20, 2019)
2018 Public Law 115-91 (Dec. 12, 2017) Public Law 115-141 (March 23, 2018) Public Law 115-141 (March 23, 2018)
2017 Public Law 114-328 (Dec. 23, 2016) Public Law 115-31 (May 5, 2017)
Public Law 114-223 (Sept. 29, 2016)
2016 Public Law 114-92 (Nov. 25, 2015) Public Law 114-113 (Dec. 18, 2015) Public Law 114-113 (Dec. 18, 2015)
2015 Public Law 113-291 (Dec. 19, 2014) Public Law 113-235 (Dec. 16, 2014) Public Law 113-235 (Dec. 16, 2014)
2014 Public Law 113-66 (Dec. 26, 2013) Public Law 113-76 (Jan. 17, 2014) Public Law 113-76 (Jan. 17, 2014)
2013 Public Law 112-239 (Jan. 2, 2013) Public Law 113-6 (Mar. 26, 2013) Public Law 113-6 (Mar. 26, 2013)
2012 Public Law 112-81 (Dec. 31, 2011) Public Law 112-74 (Dec. 23, 2011) Public Law 112-74 (Dec. 23, 2011)
2011 Public Law 111-383 (Jan 7, 2011) Public Law 112-10 (Apr. 15, 2011) Public Law 112-10 (Apr. 15, 2011)
2010 Public Law 111-84 (Oct. 28, 2009) Public Law 111-118 (Dec. 19, 2009) Public Law 111-117 (Dec. 16, 2009)
2009 Public Law 110-417 (Oct. 14, 2008) Public Law 110-329 (Sept. 30, 2008)
 Public Law 110-329 (Sept. 30, 2008)
2008 Public Law 110-181 (Jan. 28, 2008) Public Law 110-116 (Nov. 13, 2007) Public Law 110-161 (Dec. 26, 2007)
2007 Public Law 109-364 (Oct. 17, 2006) Public Law 109-289 (Sept. 29, 2006) Public Law 110-28 (May 25, 2007)
2006 Public Law 109-163 (Jan. 6, 2006) Public Law 109-148 (Dec. 30, 2005) Public Law 109-114 (Nov. 30, 2005)
2005 Public Law 108-375 (Oct. 28, 2004) Public Law 108-287 (Aug. 5, 2004) Public Law 108-324 (Oct. 13, 2004)
2004 Public Law 108-136 (Nov. 24, 2003) Public Law 108-87 (Sept. 30, 2003) Public Law 108-132 (Nov. 22, 2003)
2003 Public Law 107-314 (Dec. 2, 2002) Public Law 107-248 (Oct. 23, 2002) Public Law 107-249 (Oct. 23, 2002)
2002 Public Law 107-107 (Dec. 28, 2001) Public Law 107-117 (Jan. 10, 2002) Public Law 107-64 (Nov. 5, 2001)
2001 Public Law 106-398 (Oct. 30, 2000) Public Law 106-259 (Aug. 9, 2000) Public Law 106-246 (July 13, 2000)
2000 Public Law 106-65 (Oct. 5, 1999) Public Law 106-79 (Oct. 25, 1999) Public Law 106-52 (Aug. 17, 1999)
1999 Public Law 105-261 (Oct. 17, 1998) Public Law 105-262 (Oct. 17, 1998) Public Law 105-237 (Sept. 20, 1998)
1998 Public Law 105-85 (Nov. 18, 1997) Public Law 105-56 (Oct. 8, 1997) Public Law 105-45 (Sept. 30, 1997)
1997 Public Law 104-201 (Sept. 23, 1996) Public Law 104-208 (Sept. 30, 1996) Public Law 104-196 (Sept. 16, 1996)
1996 Public Law 104-106 (Feb. 10, 1996) Public Law 104-61 (Dec. 1, 1995) Public Law 104-32 (Oct. 3, 1995)

DoD Guidance for Opertions During a Lapse in Appropriations (August 2023)

CRS Report: Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Processes, and Effects

DoD Has Adopted Practices to Manage within the Constraints of Continuing Resolutions (GAO Report Sept. 2021)

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief (CRS Report, Aug. 15, 2019)

Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief (CRS Report, Feb. 23, 2018)

Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit (Feb. 2019)

End-Year DoD Contract Spending
--Reforming the "Use it or Lose it" Problem in Defense Aquisition

Appropriations 101

CRS Report: Defense Authorizations and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2021 (updated July 12, 2021).

Historical text of National Defense Authorization Acts dating back to 1961, published by the House Armed Services Committee: History of the NDAA.

CRS Report: Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Recent Practices (Jan. 14, 2016).

DoD Publications

Title 10 Reorganization

DoD Legislative Proposals for Fiscal Year 2022
[old] DoD OLC

Federal Register

Last Update: Oct. 17, 2025 (updated link for DoD Appropriations Lapse Guidance)

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