Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026
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
The Military Readiness Permitting Efficiency Act of 2026 allows the Secretary of Defense or a military department secretary to make agreements with the Directors of the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. These agreements are meant to speed up reviews for priority military programs and projects. Under these deals, the Department of Defense provides money to hire the staff needed to perform the reviews. This applies to reviews required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Yes
- Scored +2
Is this likely to create jobs?
Provides funding to hire additional personnel at the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Scored +2
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
Increases staffing for agencies tasked with executing reviews under the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts.
- Scored +1
Does this give the federal government more power?
Facilitates interagency agreements to expedite priority federal military projects.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what is spent on the military?
Authorizes the Department of Defense to provide additional financial assistance to other agencies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Faster Project Reviews: By providing direct financial assistance to hire personnel, priority military programs and projects can undergo review processes more quickly, provided it is in the interest of national defense (Section 2(a)(1) and (a)(2)).
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Increased Agency Staffing: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service can receive funds to hire personnel when they lack sufficient funds or staff to meet review timelines (Section 2(a)(1)(B) and (a)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups were explicitly stated 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.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — Provides funding to hire additional personnel at the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Increases staffing for agencies tasked with executing reviews under the Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Facilitates interagency agreements to expedite priority federal military projects.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this reduce what is spent on the military? — Authorizes the Department of Defense to provide additional financial assistance to other agencies.
- 6/8/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Jack BergmanRepublican · Michigan