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DEMAND Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-10126| House 
| Updated: 8/20/2026
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Richard McCormick (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to integrate projected demand for foreign military sales , including those in progress, into various aspects of defense industrial base planning. This integration is specifically required for industrial base assessments, munitions production planning, and sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs. It also applies to decisions regarding production rate increases and capacity expansion of defense articles. In carrying out these directives, the Secretary must aim to achieve several key objectives for the defense industrial base. These objectives include expanding production capacity , stabilizing critical suppliers , and incentivizing capital investment in crucial production lines to better meet global defense needs.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6555
DEMAND Act of 2022
Aug 20, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6555
    DEMAND Act of 2022


  • August 20, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 20, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

DEMAND Act of 2026

USA119th CongressHR-10126| House 
| Updated: 8/20/2026
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to integrate projected demand for foreign military sales , including those in progress, into various aspects of defense industrial base planning. This integration is specifically required for industrial base assessments, munitions production planning, and sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs. It also applies to decisions regarding production rate increases and capacity expansion of defense articles. In carrying out these directives, the Secretary must aim to achieve several key objectives for the defense industrial base. These objectives include expanding production capacity , stabilizing critical suppliers , and incentivizing capital investment in crucial production lines to better meet global defense needs.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-6555
DEMAND Act of 2022
Aug 20, 2026
Introduced in House
Aug 20, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-6555
    DEMAND Act of 2022


  • August 20, 2026
    Introduced in House


  • August 20, 2026
    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ronny Jackson

Ronny Jackson

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Richard McCormick (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)Mark B. Messmer (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted