# 119-s-4156: GAMES Act

119-s-4156, GAMES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4156
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4156
- Congress: 119
- Title: GAMES Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expands veterans' access to military adaptive sports beyond the one-year post-separation period.** The Gaining Meaningful Experiences from Service (GAMES) Act would remove the one-year post-separation restriction in 10 U.S.C. 2564a(a)(1)(B), allowing eligible veterans to join the military adaptive sports program at any time after leaving service.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More adaptive sports access for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would remove the one-year post-separation limit on veterans joining the Department of Defense adaptive sports program. Veterans would be able to join even if more than one year passed since their separation. The change would take effect upon enactment. This expands access to a…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4156 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4156)

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- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-1330: BRAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1330)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4156 (as of 2026-04-21).