House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hatch Act Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Act
Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the accountability of the Office of Special Counsel in enforcing certain provisions of that title vigorously, consistently, and without regard to the political affiliation, career status, or personal characteristics of individuals subject to those provisions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1688.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H919):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1688, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- 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 December 5, 2025). 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 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Dave Min (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Deborah Ross (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.
- H.R. 5578 (119th) Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026
- H.Res. 264 (119th) Of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the security…
- H.R. 6056 (119th) International Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
- H.R. 4227 (119th) AMMO Act
- H.R. 10820 (119th) Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026
- H.R. 7827 (119th) Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act of 2026
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.