Memo to Members

Federal Government Typically Spends At Least 12 Times More Money on Defense Than on Housing

Aug 03, 2026

Line graph displaying how the Federal Government Typically Spends At Least 12 Times More Money on Defense Than on Housing

Source: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Historical Tables: 4.1 (Outlays by Agency 1962-2031), 5.4 (Discretionary Budget Authority by Agency 1976-2031), and 10.1 (Gross Domestic Product and Deflators Used in Historical Tables: 1940-2031). 

Note: Department of Defense funding represented is for military programs and does not include other civil defense programs or matters of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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