H.R. 8848

Summary

H.R. 8848, the National Guard Relief Act, was introduced in the House on May 15, 2026 by Rep. Brad Finstad (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 8848 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8848 IH: National Guard Relief Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8848  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 15, 2026   Mr. Finstad  (for himself and  Mr. Sorensen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of  military welfare society  in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   National Guard Relief Act  .
2.
Inclusion of National Guard Relief Foundation as a military welfare society
Title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in section 1033(b)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)
The National Guard Relief Foundation.
 ; and
(2)
in section 2566(b)(1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)
The National Guard Relief Foundation.
 .

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of "military welfare society" in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments.

Sponsors

Rep. Brad Finstad (R) sponsors H.R. 8848, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Brad Finstad

Rep. · R–MN-1 · Sponsor

Introduced May 15, 2026

Eric Sorensen

Rep. · D–IL-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 15, 2026 · Original

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 29, 2026

Zoe Lofgren

D–CA-18 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8848 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · May 15, 2026 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8848 has taken 2 actions since May 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8848 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8848 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• National Guard Relief Act — Display Title
• To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the National Guard Relief Foundation in the definition of "military welfare society" in certain laws administered by the Secretaries of the military departments. — Official Title as Introduced
• National Guard Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8848 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8848 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8848’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8848, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FINSTAD:H.R. 8848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H3551]

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