House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10406.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 146, September 16, 2026, Page H5983):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10406, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10406
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1744 (119th) United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1259 (119th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri…
- H.R. 1503 (119th) Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.