Pentagon gets new rules for paying local governments to help bases.
H.R. 10793 — To modify the authority of Department of Defense for installation support services and intergovernmental support agreements, and for other purposes. · Filed by Derek Schmidt (R-KS) · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the Department of Defense use more types of money. It pays state, local, and tribal governments for help at bases. The Secretary of Defense must create one set of rules for all deals. The bill requires a public search tool for these deals. Congress gets reports every four years about all the deals.
Who it affects
Bases get more ways to pay for local help. State and local governments may get more money from the Pentagon. People and Congress can see all the deals in a search tool.
One thing to notice
The bill requires a public search tool for these deals. Congress gets reports so people can see how bases work with local governments.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Defense — The federal agency that runs the U.S. military.
- Secretary of Defense — The top leader of the Department of Defense.
- tribal governments — Governments run by Native American nations.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,304 characters) on Oct 15, 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.
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