3.0.0 9700 2026-08-14T08:05:52Z 2026-08-14T08:05:52Z House H HR 2026-07-15 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9700 [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 Ms. KAPTUR:H.R. 9700.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to lay and collect taxes, dudes,imposts and excises and to provide for the general welfare ofthe United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8,Clause 1 of the United States Constitution; to regulatecommerce among the several States, as enumerated in ArticleI, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution; andto make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution such power, as enumerated in Article1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4545]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:05:10Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:05:05Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:05:00Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:04:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:04:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-15T15:04:40Z 2026-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4617) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 hssm00 Small Business Committee 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-07-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Small Business, Financial Services, and Agriculture, 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 2026-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] Marcy Kaptur D OH 9 N V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2026-08-13 False Energy Energy 2026-07-29T20:47:03Z Ratepayer Justice and Commercial Power Accountability Act Display Title 45 Ratepayer Justice and Commercial Power Accountability Act 2026-07-22T05:38:25Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Ratepayer Justice and Commercial Power Accountability Act 2026-07-22T05:38:23Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish the Ratepayer Justice Fund and a Federal process to reimburse ratepayers and communities harmed by utility and utility executive misconduct, including corruption, and to hold accountable those responsible for such misconduct, and for other purposes. 2026-07-22T05:33:22Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9700ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9700ih.xml 2026-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. 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