3.0.0 6954 2026-01-22T15:30:51Z 2026-01-22T15:30:51Z House H HR 2026-01-06 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6954 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)][House][Pages H12-H13]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mrs. TORRES of California:H.R. 6954.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the UnitedStates Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within theConstitutional Authority of the United States Congress.Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United[[Page H13]]States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-01-06T23:30:35Z 2026-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 N F000483 Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] Laura Friedman D CA 30 2026-01-06 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2026-01-06 True F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2026-01-06 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 2026-01-22T15:30:51Z Display Title 45 2026-01-21T11:23:25Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2026-01-21T11:23:20Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 2026-01-21T11:18:34Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr6954ih/xml/BILLS-119hr6954ih.xml 2026-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.