North Carolina gets Army land to build a veterans' home
H.R. 10159 — To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and for other purposes. · Filed by Richard Hudson (R-NC) · 13 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets the Secretary of the Army give North Carolina land at Fort Bragg. The state will use this land to build a home for veterans. North Carolina must pay all costs. If the state stops using it as a veterans' home, the land goes back to the federal government.
Who it affects
Veterans in North Carolina may get a new state home. The federal government will not pay for the land transfer.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say when the state must start building. It does not say when the home will open.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
13 cosponsors: 9 Republicans, 4 Democrats.
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Harrigan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of the Army — The official in charge of the U.S. Army who can make decisions about Army property.
- Fort Bragg — A U.S. Army base in North Carolina where the land is located.
- federal government — The U.S. government that owns the land at Fort Bragg.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,277 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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