3.0.0 7609 2026-07-22T08:09:06Z 2026-07-22T08:09:06Z House H HR 2026-02-20 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7609 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COSTA:H.R. 7609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of rule XII of the Rules of theHouse of Representatives, the constitutional authority forthis bill is provided by:Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (theCommerce Clause);Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (theSpending Clause); andClause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution(the Necessary and Proper Clause).[Page H2235]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-20T16:32:10Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-20T16:32:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-20T16:32:00Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-02-20T16:31:50Z 2026-02-20 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2026-02-20 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-02-20 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-02-20 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2026-02-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-02-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] Jim Costa D CA 21 N C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2026-02-20 True R000622 Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] Josh Riley D NY 19 2026-02-20 True V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 2026-02-20 True D000230 Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] Donald Davis D NC G. 1 2026-07-21 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2026-04-14T01:39:47Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2026-02-24T07:08:21Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 2026-02-24T07:08:21Z Official Title as Introduced 6 2026-02-24T07:03:27Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-02-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7609ih/xml/BILLS-119hr7609ih.xml 2026-02-20 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Financial Services, 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. 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.