North Carolina gets 20 acres at Fort Bragg to build veterans' home
S. 5517 — Fort Bragg Land Transfer for Veterans Act · Filed by Ted Budd (R-NC) · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Army to give approximately 20 acres of federal land at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to the State of North Carolina at no cost, so the state can build a veterans' home there. The state must pay all costs of the transfer, and if the land stops being used for the veterans' home, it reverts back to the federal government.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole operative mechanism is a straightforward conveyance of federal real property to a state agency for a specific public purpose—construction and operation of a veterans' home. This is a routine intergovernmental property transfer with a clear public-benefit end use.
What the text implies
- The reversionary clause gives the federal government the right to reclaim the land if the state ceases using it for veterans' purposes, creating a long-term federal interest in the property and potential future disputes over what constitutes 'activities related to a State home.'
- The bill requires the state to cover all conveyance costs (environmental due diligence, surveys, administrative fees), which may be substantial for a 20-acre parcel and could delay or complicate the transfer if the state lacks funding.
- No explicit timeline is set for the conveyance or for the state's construction of the facility, leaving open the possibility of indefinite delay or abandonment of the project.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill transfers underutilized federal property to support a public veterans' facility, expanding housing and care options for veterans and their families at no cost to the federal government. The reversionary clause and state cost-sharing protect the public interest.
Named in the bill
Secretary of the Army, State of North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Fort Bragg Training Area, Harnett County, North Carolina
Where it stands
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services”
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 (2,560 characters) on Oct 3, 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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