Congress keeps A-10 planes flying through 2033.
H.R. 9780 — BRRRRT Act of 2026 · Filed by Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops the Air Force from getting rid of A-10 planes before 2033. The Air Force must keep at least 126 A-10s ready to fly. Retired planes must stay in good shape. They can fly again, be sold to other countries, or be used for training. The Air Force must keep pilots trained and run A-10 units. The bill asks the Air Force to test new ideas on A-10s.
Who it affects
This bill affects the Air Force, which flies A-10s. It affects defense companies that fix and maintain A-10s. It affects taxpayers who pay for the military.
One thing to notice
The bill locks in A-10 spending through 2033. The Air Force cannot use that money for other military needs during that time.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs and House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (39,288 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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