HR10949Referred to Committee

To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense.

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119th
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2026-10-29
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Gabe Vasquez
Gabe Vasquez
Democrat · NM · Representative
Votes with party: 92.1% (667 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
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  • Climate & Environment$12k

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2026-10-29

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10949 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10949 To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2026 Mr. Vasquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF PRIORITY LIST FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall revise the notice titled ``Department of Defense Program for Construction, Renovation, Repair or Expansion of Public Schools Located on Military Installations'' (76 Fed. Reg. 55883 et seq.; published September 9, 2011) to ensure that not fewer than 90 public schools included on the 2018 Public Schools on Military Installations (PSMI) Priority List (approved April 15, 2019) are eligible to submit requests for competitive grants awarded pursuant to such program. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. <all>
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