Joyce Beatty (D-OH)

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental support agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies, and for other purposes.

H.R. 10646 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill amends title 10 of the United States Code concerning installation-support services and intergovernmental support agreements. It specifically allows the Secretary of Defense to enter into these agreements on behalf of Defense Agencies. The legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Mrs. Beatty, along with Ms. Elfreth, on October 1, 2026. Following its introduction, the bill was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.