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The House Rules Committee has once again blocked the possibility of a full House vote on removing the unprecedented integration of the U.S. and Israeli military’s technological and industrial complexes from the $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget for 2027.

On Monday, the committee published a list of amendments it deems “in order” to receive consideration on the House floor when the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) comes to a vote. Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Kentucky) amendment targeting the U.S.-Israeli integration was not on the list, meaning that the committee has barred it from being debated and voted on by the full House chamber.

Massie has vowed to vote to block the passage of the NDAA as a result of the omission.

“This week’s RULE will NOT allow a vote on my amendment to strip section 219 from the NDAA. We should not merge our military tech & supply chain with Israel’s,” said Massie in a post on social media. “I will vote AGAINST the RULE that allows the NDAA to come to the floor and AGAINST the NDAA.”

This is the second time in a month that the committee has barred full House consideration of Massie’s proposal, which was also backed by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) in the lawmakers’ attempt to introduce it in June. The House Armed Services Committee also rejected an attempt by Khanna to remove Section 219,........

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