H.R. 5136, the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Authorization Bill, includes funding for missile defense and other military activities. On May 27, 2010, the House declined to eliminate funds for a second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine (which was opposed by both the Pentagon and NETWORK) by a vote of 193 – 231, and it approved the overall bill 229 to 186 the next day. The legislation will next be taken up in the Senate.
