National Guard Relief Foundation gains tax and regulatory benefits
H.R. 8848 — National Guard Relief Act · Filed by Brad Finstad (R-MN) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced May 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill adds the National Guard Relief Foundation to the legal definition of 'military welfare society' in two sections of federal law (10 U.S.C. §1033 and §2566). This designation allows the Foundation to receive certain tax and regulatory benefits currently available to other military welfare organizations, enabling it to operate more efficiently as a charitable entity serving National Guard members and their families.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a narrow, technical amendment that reclassifies an existing nonprofit organization within the federal statutory framework governing military welfare societies. It is not a substantive policy change but rather a definitional update to align the Foundation's legal status with its operational role.
What the text implies
- The Foundation's inclusion in the definition may trigger automatic eligibility for federal tax exemptions, regulatory waivers, or procurement preferences already embedded in §1033 and §2566 — the bill does not restate those benefits, so their scope depends entirely on what those cited sections provide.
- If §1033 or §2566 contain provisions related to federal contracting, insurance, or financial reporting, the Foundation may gain access to those pathways without explicit mention in this bill.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
National Guard members and their families gain access to expanded charitable relief services without new public cost; the Foundation's inclusion in the welfare-society definition is a technical classification that reduces administrative burden and enables more efficient charitable operations. No restrictions on citizen rights or protections are imposed.
Who stands to gain
- National Guard Relief Foundation
Named in the bill
National Guard Relief Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, Secretaries of the military departments, 10 U.S.C. §1033, 10 U.S.C. §2566
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- May 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 15, 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.
Money around this bill
3 lobbying clients named this bill on 3 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $60,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 1 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 61% of bills with at least one filing.
Brad Finstad, the sponsor, reported $981,433 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Accenture Federal Services LLC — $20,000 on 1 filing
- Accenture Federal Services LLC — $20,000 on 1 filing
- City of Alexandria — $20,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (441 characters) on Aug 17, 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.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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