Legislation Archive 119th Congress

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HR. 2683Remote Access Security Act
Sponsor: • 17 cosponsors
Extends export controls to foreign remote access of controlled dual use and military related items under federal export law
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2026-01-13
Impact36
HR. 3453Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
Sponsor: • 17 cosponsors
Modifies the Charter Schools Program to let state grantees fund pre-charter planning, early financing, facility assistance, and adjusted technical assistance for charter applicants
House
Introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
2026-01-13
Impact32
HR. 4366Save Local Business Act
Sponsor: • 2 cosponsors
Limits joint-employer status under federal labor law to entities that directly and immediately exercise significant control over essential employment terms
House
Passed House
Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.
2026-01-13
Impact28
HR. 4509NOPAIN for Veterans Act
Sponsor: • 25 cosponsors
Establishes a Veterans Affairs pain management measure centered on non-opioid treatment options for veterans
House
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2026-01-13
Impact34
HR. 5745Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act
Sponsor: • 5 cosponsors
Establishes protections for marine fisheries habitat through a federal conservation measure on habitat management
House
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2026-01-13
Impact30
HR. 580Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsor: • 4 cosponsors
Increase accountability and transparency requirements for unfunded federal mandates imposed on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector
House
Introduced
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 381.
2026-01-13
Impact32
HR. 6504Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Extends through 2028 special duty free tariff treatment for certain apparel imports from Haiti and restores related tariff preferences and duty refunds
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 6526Clarity on Care Options Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Establishes clearer information requirements on available care options so patients can better understand specific health care choices
House
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 6715Child Predators Accountability Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Expands federal child pornography production crimes to cover depicting a minor in sexually explicit conduct, including mere presence in the depiction
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 6732Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act
Sponsor: • 9 cosponsors
Establishes a federal crime for coercing a minor into animal crushing, self-harm, obscene speech, sexually explicit conduct, or abusive degrading conduct, with penalties and possible adult prosecution in limited cases
House
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 6998Renewed Hope Act
Sponsor: • 9 cosponsors
Establishes the Renewed Hope Act as a reported House measure with its specific policy purpose not described in the available bill metadata
House
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 7024Hemp Planting Predictability Act
Sponsor: • 32 cosponsors
Extends by two years the effective date of federal changes narrowing which hemp products qualify as lawful hemp
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2026-01-13
Impact30
HR. 7025Evidence-Based Grantmaking Act
Sponsor: • 7 cosponsors
Establishes evidence-based grantmaking standards to guide federal grant decisions and program administration
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 7026Fiscal State of the Nation Act
Sponsor: • 6 cosponsors
Requires the congressional budget committees to hold annual joint hearings on the federal government's audited financial position and condition
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 7027To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the recoupment of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive payments from members of the Armed Forces who subsequently receive disability compensation under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and to impose limitations on the authority of the Secretary of Defense to recoup such pay from members who subsequently receive military retired or retainer pay.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Eliminates recoupment of military separation payments from service members who later receive VA disability compensation and limits Defense Department recoupment from those who later receive military retired or retainer pay
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 7028To require the Secretary of State to submit a notification to Congress prior to obligating funds for certain art-related purchases, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Require the Secretary of State to notify Congress before obligating funds for certain art related purchases
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 7029REAADI for Disasters Act
Sponsor: • 4 cosponsors
Establishes the REAADI for Disasters Act to address disaster-related matters within transportation, workforce, and energy policy areas
House
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 7030Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Establishes protections to secure facilities used for mental health services and treatment
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 7032Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
Sponsor: • 25 cosponsors
Increase pay for school paraprofessionals and support staff through federal education workforce legislation
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-01-13
Impact30
HR. 7033Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 47 cosponsors
Protects federal correctional officer pay from disruption, as proposed in the Federal Correctional Officer Paycheck Protection Act of 2026
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-01-13
Impact30
HR. 7034To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the dollar limitations on the exclusion of gain from sales of principal residences, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: • 6 cosponsors
Amends the tax code to remove the dollar caps on excluding capital gains from sales of principal residences
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 7035Credit Card Competition Act of 2026
Sponsor: • 6 cosponsors
Establishes credit card network competition requirements to increase merchant payment processing choice
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-01-13
Impact26
HR. 7036Data Driven Diplomacy Act
Sponsor: • 1 cosponsors
Establishes a data driven framework for U.S. diplomacy and foreign affairs decisionmaking
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-01-13
Impact24
HR. 7037Developing Overseas Mineral Investments and New Allied Networks for Critical Energies Act
Sponsor: • 23 cosponsors
Establishes a framework to develop overseas mineral investments and allied networks for critical energy supply chains
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-01-13
Impact30
HR. 7038Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
Sponsor: • 22 cosponsors
Prohibits risky taxpayer-backed investments tied to Venezuela through federal financing or investment activity
House
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2026-01-13
Impact30