1HOUSE · APR 27, 2026
Passed the House
350–5PASSED
R 166–4 D 183–1 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 139 · 74 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-125
Clergy Act
Became law on Oct 20, 2026.
Official title: To allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Vince Fong R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 2025
- Committee actionDec 10, 2025
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2026 · 350–5
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 15, 2026
- Became lawOct 20, 2026
Latest action: Oct 20, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-125.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 227.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 227, Clergy Act” on February 27, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on January 7, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62189
- CBO publication date
- February 27, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 227, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-425 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on January 7, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 7, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/425
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 227, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f1524f1648e74a5152d955235ae4245f05fd938664e5eccc22bc5ecb4d964ab
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 3, January 7, 2025, Page H63):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 227, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/227
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 22, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4f1524f1648e74a5152d955235ae4245f05fd938664e5eccc22bc5ecb4d964ab
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 227. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 21 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong.
- H.R. 2709 (119th) Save Our Sequoias Act
- H.R. 390 (119th) ACERO Act
- H.R. 1223 (119th) ANCHOR Act
- H.J.Res. 210 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…
- H.R. 5351 (119th) NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- H.R. 8748 (119th) Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 2026
Related bills
- S. 639 (119th) Clergy ActRelated bill
- H.R. 6068 (118th) Clergy ActCross-Congress related bill
- S. 4126 (118th) Clergy ActCross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.