# 119-hr-9153: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to exempt certain military installations from guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage of facilities of the Department of Defense.

119-hr-9153, To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to exempt certain military installations from guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage of facilities of the Department of Defense., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK); status introduced (as of 2026-06-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9153
- As of: 2026-06-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9153
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 to exempt certain military installations from guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage of facilities of the Department of Defense.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**This bill would create an exemption from Department of Defense guidance that requires maintaining the aggregate square footage of facilities for military installations undergoing a mission transition as of the bill's enactment.** It would apply immediately to installations that are in transition on the enactment date.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Exempt military bases during mission changes: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would exempt military installations that are undergoing a mission transition as of the date of enactment from Department of Defense guidance on maintaining the department's aggregate building square footage. The exemption would apply immediately upon enactment to those installa…

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- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
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- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9153 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9153)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9153 (as of 2026-06-24).