House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 10, 2025
- Committee actionMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4348.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-725 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 2, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/725
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4348, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4348
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 119, July 10, 2025, Page H3201):Article I, Section 8 of the US ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 10, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4348, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4348
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
96f5be09ca40a0a3ee80c307a9f684439f7c121361ed61b760378e02d593b8ba
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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
36 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 28 Democrats
28 of 36 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), James Himes (D-CT), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), John Mannion (D-NY), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moylan (R-GU), Scott Peters (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Josh Riley (D-NY), Deborah Ross (D-NC), John Rutherford (R-FL), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1744 (119th) United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.Res. 1259 (119th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri…
- H.R. 1503 (119th) Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025
- H.R. 1144 (119th) Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.