Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican 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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Developing Master Plans for Military Service Academies Act of 2025," directs the Secretaries of military departments to create master plans for their respective Service Academies. These plans must comprehensively address infrastructure requirements for each academy. The plans are required to identify infrastructure in poor or failing condition and provide a plan for replacement or renovation. They must also account for historical infrastructure and assess various risks, such as energy, weather, cybersecurity, and water availability. All master plans must be completed by September 30, 2027.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +3
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill mandates an assessment of cybersecurity risks facing the Service Academies.
- Scored +2
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill requires risk assessments regarding clean water availability and extreme weather impacts.
- Scored +2
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
The bill requires a list of failing infrastructure and a plan for its replacement or renovation at Service Academies.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Infrastructure Improvement: The requirement to list infrastructure in "poor or failing condition" and create a plan for "replacing, recapitalizing, or renovating" ensures that the physical state of Service Academies is addressed (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Risk Mitigation: The bill requires an assessment of risks regarding "energy availability," "extreme weather," "cybersecurity," and "availability of clean water," which helps prepare the academies for potential disruptions (Section 2(a)(3)).
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Historical Preservation: By requiring a list of infrastructure that is or will be eligible for the "National Register of Historic Places," the bill ensures that significant historical assets are identified (Section 2(a)(2)(C)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill requires risk assessments regarding clean water availability and extreme weather impacts. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill requires a list of failing infrastructure and a plan for its replacement or renovation at Service Academies.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill mandates an assessment of cybersecurity risks facing the Service Academies.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — Improving the infrastructure and security of Service Academies supports the institutions that train future military leadership.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill requires long-term planning for the replacement or renovation of failing infrastructure at military academies.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into public schools? — The bill directs the creation of master plans to address infrastructure requirements for Service Academies.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires Secretaries to provide briefings and copies of the master plans to Congressional committees.
- 12/11/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Robert WittmanRepublican · Virginia