S4156-119

In Committee

GAMES Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, GAMES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H06435AA108764B999A426C3754B25AD0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gaining Meaningful Experiences from Service Act or the GAMES Act.
  • Section H36C9609B3DEE47E887FE14A00CC2EB1F: 2. Expansion of eligibility of veterans for certain military adaptive sports program Section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in subsection...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, GAMES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, GAMES Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Veterans Affairs Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 19, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 19, 2026

Mr. Banks (for himself and Mr. Gallego) introduced the following …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Veterans Affairs Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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