Senate lawmakers are pushing to restrict Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's travel spending until he provides lawmakers with a civilian harm investigation into the February bombing of an Iranian girls' school and unedited video footage of the Latin American boat strikes.
The Senate Armed Services Committee included a provision in its version of fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act that would reduce funding for Hegseth's travel to no more than 25% until the committee receives the overdue reports and supporting documents.
The provision cuts Hegseth's travel funding by 75% until the committee receives the civilian harm investigations for three separate 2025 Yemen strikes and the February strike on the girls' school in Minab, Iran. The move comes as lawmakers seek greater transparency into the Defense Department's procedures and operations.
