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HR10126Referred to Committee

DEMAND Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-20
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Ronny Jackson
Ronny Jackson
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 95.7% (655 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000304

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Darrell Issa (R-CA-48)Original· 2026-08-20
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)Original· 2026-08-20
  • Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)Original· 2026-08-20
  • Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)Original· 2026-08-20

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-08-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-08-20
  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-08-20

Plain-English Summary

Plain-English summary pending. Introduced on 2026-08-20. Check back soon — summaries are generated as bills progress through Congress.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10126 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10126 To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2026 Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Export Modeling Alignment for National Defense Act of 2026'' or the ``DEMAND Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTEGRATION OF DEMAND FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES INTO INDUSTRIAL BASE PLANNING. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall include projected demand for foreign military sales, including any foreign military sales that are in progress, in-- (1) Any industrial base assessments conducted by the Secretary. (2) Munitions production planning documents. (3) Sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code). (4) Decisions of the Secretary regarding production rate increases and capacity expansion of defense articles (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403)). (b) Objectives.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to achieve the following objectives with respect to the defense industrial base: (1) Expand production capacity. (2) Stabilize critical suppliers and of the defense industrial base. (3) Incentivize capital investment in critical production lines. <all>
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