Groups get safety money upfront, not after paying first.
H.R. 10743 — Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding Improvement Act · Filed by Susie Lee (D-NV) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes how the Nonprofit Security Grant Program gives out money. Right now, groups must pay for safety work first. Then they ask the government to pay them back. The bill says groups should get the money before they do the work. This helps smaller groups that do not have much cash.
Who it affects
Groups get help, especially smaller ones like houses of worship, centers, and arts groups. These groups often lack cash to pay for safety work upfront.
One thing to notice
The bill removes a money problem that stopped some groups from getting federal safety grants.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
- Oct 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Homeland Security and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Nonprofit Security Grant Program — A federal program that gives money to groups to pay for safety work.
- upfront — Money given before work starts, not after.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (609 characters) on Oct 7, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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