House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bright Beginnings Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 15, 2026
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10815.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CORREA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 161, October 15, 2026, Page H6046):Article 1, Sec 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 16 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10815, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10815
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 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 16, 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
5 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 4 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jesús García (D-IL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Darren Soto (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. J. Correa.
- H.R. 993 (119th) Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
- H.R. 4057 (119th) CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act
- H.R. 3624 (119th) Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
- H.Res. 261 (119th) Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the United States.
- H.R. 2623 (119th) Innovative Therapies Centers of Excellence Act of 2025
- H.R. 4444 (119th) Student Loan Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.