Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative
Coverage of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative in the Nexus archive.
- House narrowly backs allowing troops, Pentagon workers to carry personal guns on military bases
The House approved an amendment allowing qualified service members and Pentagon civilian employees to carry personal firearms on military bases by a narrow 215-214 vote. The measure establishes a presumption that commanders approve such requests, following an incident where an Army sergeant allegedly used a personal handgun to attack fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart in 2025. Other military policy amendments addressed TRICARE coverage for transgender-related care and restrictions on transgender girls in DOD schools.
- House narrowly backs allowing troops, Pentagon workers to carry personal guns on military bases
The House narrowly approved a measure allowing qualified service members and Pentagon civilian employees to carry personal firearms on military bases by default, following a 215-214 vote. The amendment, led by Rep. Jeff Crank, establishes commanders must approve such requests unless specified otherwise, amid a backdrop of a 2025 Fort Stewart shooting involving a personal handgun. Additional amendments addressed transgender military policies and Ukraine aid restrictions.
- House passes Ukraine aid bill with new sanctions for Russia
The U.S. House passed the Ukraine Support Act with a 226-195 vote, authorizing $8 billion in military finance loans to Ukraine and extending the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2027.