The defense authorization bill passed by a vote of 93-7 . Defense authorization bill passes Senate in 93-7 vote . $ 662 billion bill shrinks Pentagon spending by $ 43 billion from last year . Compromise allows suspected al Qaeda terrorists to be held indefinitely by the military . House votes on a compromise that would allow Guantanamo detainees to sue their captors for damages if they are tortured or killed during interrogation, but it does not include an end to indefinite detention of American citizens without trial
Defense authorization bill passes Senate in 93-7 vote . $ 662 billion bill shrinks Pentagon spending by $ 43 billion from last year . Compromise allows suspected al Qaeda terrorists to be held indefinitely by the military . House votes on a compromise that would allow Guantanamo detainees to sue their captors for damages if they are tortured or killed during interrogation, but it does not include an end to indefinite detention of American citizens without trial