3.0.0 9698 2026-07-22T11:11:32Z 2026-07-22T11:11:32Z House H HR 2026-07-15 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9698 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 9698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OFCONGRESS CLAUSE 18The Congress shall have power . . . 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 States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H4545]]]> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:04:00Z 119 4988 S 2026-07-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2026-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2026-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2026-07-15 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2026-07-15 True C001130 Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] Jasmine Crockett D TX 30 2026-07-15 True G000586 Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesús García D IL G. "Chuy" 4 2026-07-15 True R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] Raul Ruiz D CA 25 2026-07-15 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2026-07-15 True Education Education 2026-07-21T19:53:25Z Official Title as Introduced 6 2026-07-16T14:24:42Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 2026-07-16T13:25:17Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2026-07-16T13:23:34Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9698ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9698ih.xml 2026-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. 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.