Homegrown Defense Act of 2026

Raul Ruiz

Democrat · CA · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-04-28

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The Department of Defense would face stricter oversight requirements to ensure it complies with rules about sourcing food domestically for military bases and operations. This affects military personnel, defense contractors who supply food to the military, and domestic food producers seeking to sell to the Pentagon. The bill aims to strengthen accountability and transparency in how the Defense Department manages its food supply chains.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8556 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8556 To improve oversight of Department of Defense compliance with certain requirements for domestic food supply chains, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2026 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To improve oversight of Department of Defense compliance with certain requirements for domestic food supply chains, and for other purposes. 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 ``Homegrown Defense Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS. (a) Audits.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct an audit to determine the extent of compliance with the requirements of section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the procurement of items described in subsection (b)(1)(A) of such section. (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion of each audit under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of such audit. <all>

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