U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10126: DEMAND Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 20, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning.
From the introduced text, August 20, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Export Modeling Alignment for National Defense Act of 2026 or the DEMAND Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Department of Defense integration of demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall include projected demand for foreign military sales, including any foreign military sales that are in progress, in-- (1) Any industrial base assessments conducted by the Secretary. (2) Munitions production planning documents. (3) Sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code). (4) Decisions of the Secretary regarding production rate increases and capacity expansion of defense articles (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2403 )). (b) Objectives In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to achieve the following objectives with respect to the defense industrial base: (1) Expand production capacity. (2) Stabilize critical suppliers and of the defense industrial base. (3) Incentivize capital investment in critical production lines.
Sponsors
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13) · primary sponsor
- Richard McCormick (R, HD-GA-6)
- Mark Messmer (R, HD-008)
- Darrell Issa (R)
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
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 HB10126?
- HB10126 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): DEMAND Act of 2026.
- What does HB10126 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning.
- What is the status of HB10126?
- In committee as of August 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. (August 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10126?
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10126?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10126
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