U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9780: BRRRRT Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 20, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 20, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BRRRRT Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Requirements relating to divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft (a) Limitation on divestment of A-10 aircraft (1) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any of fiscal years 2027 through 2033 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to retire, divest, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft in a manner that would reduce the total A-10 inventory, including combat-coded, training-coded, test-coded, and backup aircraft, below the level necessary to sustain operational employment, pilot production, operational test, and demonstration requirements through fiscal year 2033. (2) Minimum inventory requirement and fleet composition (A) In general In fiscal year 2027 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain in the inventory of the Air Force the greater of-- (i) 126 A-10 aircraft; or (ii) such higher number of A-10 aircraft as the Secretary determines appropriate. (B) Fleet composition The A-10 aircraft fleet, as described in subparagraph (A), shall consist of not fewer than-- (i) four active units operating under a designed operational …
Sponsors
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8) · primary sponsor
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Richard McCormick (R, HD-GA-6)
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
- Sam Graves (R, HD-006)
- Cory Mills (R, HD-FL-7)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB9780?
- HB9780 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): BRRRRT Act of 2026.
- What does HB9780 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9780?
- In committee as of July 20, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9780?
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9780?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9780
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