Defense and Veterans legislation

Bills on the armed forces, military procurement, and veterans benefits.

106 bills tracked 20 states with activity 10 recent recorded votes

In Congress

All federal bills

H.R. 2069 Enacted

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 This bill expands a requirement for federal agencies to report expenditures on the USAspending.gov website to include other transaction agreement expenditures. (Other…

Last action September 11, 2026

H.R. 6500 Passed one chamber

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027…

Last action September 1, 2026

In state legislatures

All state bills

HB 1001 Ohio Introduced

Enact the Private Property Protection Act

To amend sections 323.11 and 4503.06 of the Revised Code to disallow property taxes from being a lien on property and instead requiring them to be the personal…

Last action September 8, 2026

H 5060 South Carolina Enacted

St. John's Fire District

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 369 OF 1959, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ST. JOHN'S FIRE DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO…

Last action August 19, 2026

H 5537 South Carolina Enacted

Dillon National Guard Armory

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, THE STATE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY, OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY, TO TRANSFER THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN DILLON COUNTY, SOUTH…

Last action August 19, 2026

S 1011 South Carolina Enacted

Barnwell National Guard Armory

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, THE STATE FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AUTHORITY, OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY, TO TRANSFER THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN THE CITY OF…

Last action August 19, 2026

AB 2111 California Passed one chamber

Electricity: transmission planning and transmission facilities.

(1) Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) , in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) , to provide transmission-focused guidance…

Last action August 13, 2026

SB 337 Delaware Enacted

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2027. Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers $40,534,269 Section 2 – One-Times and Community…

Last action July 15, 2026

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Most active sponsors

Legislators who have sponsored the most bills tagged Defense and Veterans in the current session. Sponsorship count describes activity, not position.

Tom Cole

U.S. Representative, Oklahoma District 4 (R)

Virginia Foxx

U.S. Representative, North Carolina District 5 (R)

Keith Self

U.S. Representative, Texas District 3 (R)

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