# 119-hr-9403: JROTC POWER Act

119-hr-9403, JROTC POWER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9403
- Congress: 119
- Title: JROTC POWER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Measure whether standardized pay improves JROTC instructor recruitment and retention.** This bill would require the Department of Defense to add an evaluation plan and standardized metrics to JROTC guidance to track how the JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale, or any successor, affects hiring and retention. - JROTC instructors: Would prompt collection of detailed hiring and retention data, including vacancy rates, time-to-hire, retention and length of service, geographic differences, applicant flow, and reasons offers are declined. - Department of Defense and military services: Would have to update guidance within 270 days to adopt an evaluation plan and uniform metrics for measuring recruiting outcomes and retention across services. - Congressional oversight: Would get reports to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees starting one year after the guidance and annually for two years with baseline data, an assessment of pay effects, and any recommendations for action.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study JROTC instructor pay effects: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Defense would have to update Department of Defense guidance within 270 days. The update would add a plan to measure how the JROTC Standardized Instructor Pay Scale (JSIPS) or a successor pay system affects instructor recruiting and retention. The plan would include stan…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9403 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9403)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9403 (as of 2026-07-25).