James Walkinshaw (D-VA)
Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026
A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
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 ``Military Installation Readiness and Resilience Act of 2026'', directs the Secretary of Defense to take specific actions regarding data. It requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment continues regular data collection. This collection focuses on the costs and effects of extreme weather and incremental change at military installations. Additionally, the bill directs the expansion of the scope of this data. The expansion will include all types of natural disasters that affect military installations.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +2
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill mandates the collection of data on how natural disasters and extreme weather affect military lands.
- Scored +1
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
Collecting data on weather effects helps in understanding the long-term resilience of military infrastructure.
- Scored +1
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill focuses on tracking the costs and effects of natural disasters on military facilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Data Scope: The bill requires the expansion of data collection to include all types of natural disasters affecting military installations, which provides a broader understanding of risks (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts 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 mandates the collection of data on how natural disasters and extreme weather affect military lands. Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill focuses on tracking the costs and effects of natural disasters on military facilities. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — Collecting data on weather effects helps in understanding the long-term resilience of military infrastructure.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — Ensuring military installation resilience helps protect the environments where veterans serve and reside.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill enhances the assessment of physical risks to military installations which is a component of overall defense readiness.
- 8/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
James MoylanRepublican · Guam