3.0.0 9739 2026-07-30T15:21:11Z 2026-07-30T15:21:11Z House H HR 2026-07-16 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9739 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 9739.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESSCLAUSE 18The Congress shall have the power . . . To make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vestedin this Constitution in the government of the United States,or in any department or officer thereof.[Page H4624]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-07-16T13:05:25Z 2026-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 N Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2026-07-30T15:21:11Z Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act 2026-07-19T13:53:21Z Introduced in House IH Display Title 45 Mount Cristo Rey Protection Act 2026-07-19T13:53:21Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit the exercise of the right of eminent domain with respect to Mount Cristo Rey. 2026-07-19T13:48:22Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9739ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9739ih.xml 2026-07-16 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.