House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Backlog Justice Act of 2026
Official title: To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver D-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10426.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLEAVER, 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. 10426, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10426
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
19 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 15 Democrats
4 of 19 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.