US Senate approves annual defense policy bill restricting USFK troop reduction

The US Senate has passed an annual defense policy bill that includes a measure to restrict the government from unilaterally reducing the current troop level of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea, a week after the House of Representatives approved it. The upper chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026 in a 77-20 vote Wednesday. The bill will become law after US President Donald Trump signs it following the Senate approval. The bill says that amounts authorized u