HB10949: To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.

What the bill says

To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.

From the introduced text, October 29, 2026:

A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. SECTION 1. Expansion of priority list for the public schools on military installations program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall revise the notice titled Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.; published September 9, 2011) to ensure that not fewer than 90 public schools included on the 2018 Public Schools on Military Installations (PSMI) Priority List (approved April 15, 2019) are eligible to submit requests for competitive grants awarded pursuant to such program. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

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Sponsors

• Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2. October 29, 2026: Introduced in House

Common questions

What is HB10949?

HB10949 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.

What does HB10949 do?

In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.

What is the status of HB10949?

In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (October 29, 2026).

Who sponsored HB10949?

Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2).

Where is the official record for HB10949?

On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10949