House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SOLAR Act
Official title: To limit USDA funding for ground-mounted solar energy systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost R-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 28, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1592.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOST, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 38, February 26, 2025, Page H879):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1592, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1592
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 April 14, 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 — 5 Republicans
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Sam Graves (R-MO), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Taylor (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost.
- H.R. 1041 (119th) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
- H.R. 988 (119th) To amend title 36, United States Code, to move the place of incorporation and domicile of the National Woman’s Relief Corps to Illinois…
- H.R. 740 (119th) Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- H.R. 2283 (119th) Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act
- H.R. 3834 (119th) Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act
- H.R. 1659 (119th) Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.