3.0.0 8685 2026-07-23T23:06:25Z 2026-07-23T23:06:25Z House H HR 2026-05-07 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8685 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOODEN:H.R. 8685.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties,imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for thecommon Defefense and general welfare of the United States, asenumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Thus, Congresshas the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, toreduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the UnitedStates of America and her citizens. Additionally Congress hasthe[Page H3343]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-05-07T13:06:50Z 2026-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000589 Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] Lance Gooden R TX 5 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2026-05-07 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 2026-05-19T19:48:07Z Display Title 45 2026-07-17T23:48:20Z Official Title as Introduced 6 2026-07-17T23:48:20Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2026-05-09T05:23:45Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8685ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8685ih.xml 2026-05-07 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.