Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id4be7e1baecba47e39d8d2ee3d3b51c47: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026.
- Section id33eb7c6f53364ba986dca1bf5876cd42: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and...
- Section idb52fcbfa3256422e81b0177a70067afa: 3. Limitations on contractors of Department of Defense The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract with a large contractor for the procurement of...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Finance, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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