# 119-hr-8724: Providing Resources and Oversight for Tactical Equipment to Communities and Troops Act

119-hr-8724, Providing Resources and Oversight for Tactical Equipment to Communities and Troops Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8724
- Congress: 119
- Title: Providing Resources and Oversight for Tactical Equipment to Communities and Troops Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would tighten oversight and boost accountability** for transfers of excess Department of Defense property to civilian law enforcement by requiring standardized coordination, minimum training, and public reviews. - State coordinators and federal stakeholders would get formal input through standardized procedures and annual consultations that prioritize transfers for counterdrug, counterterrorism, disaster readiness, and border security activities. - State coordinators would be subject to minimum annual training on program compliance, property management, and accountability, delivered electronically, in writing, or in person depending on resources. - The Defense Logistics Agency would conduct biennial program reviews and the Secretary of Defense would send and publicly post reports to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees with assessments of compliance, evaluations of effectiveness, and recommendations for administrative or legislative action.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More oversight and training for coordinators: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Department of Defense to set standard procedures to get input from State coordinators and federal stakeholders before transferring excess military property. It would require yearly consultations that prioritize transfers for counterdrug, counterterrorism, disa…

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- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
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- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
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- 119-hr-6466: Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8724 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8724)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2189)
- [119-hr-9131: Protecting Kids from Creeps Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9131)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2705: Nuclear Family Priority Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2705)
- [119-hr-6466: Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6466)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8724 (as of 2026-09-21).