House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to examine the ability of the Federal Government to respond to potential fiscal shocks, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ben Cline R-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Committee actionMar 18, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 1.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4642.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4642, Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act of 2026” on April 13, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 18, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62331
- CBO publication date
- April 13, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4642, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 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. CLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3647):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4642, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4642
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
86896108d9fdbff8a6cab9d96c22df6c9da572d2fb53958bdccfdb888ee1d531
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of October 21, 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
22 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 11 Democrats
11 of 22 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ed Case (D-HI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Donald Davis (D-NC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Blake Moore (R-UT), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Marie Perez (D-WA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Matt Van Epps (R-TN), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline.
- H.R. 7730 (119th) Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act
- H.R. 2675 (119th) Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act
- H.R. 421 (119th) Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
- H.R. 6622 (119th) Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2025
- H.R. 404 (119th) Hearing Protection Act
- H.R. 5874 (119th) Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
Related bills
- S. 2492 (119th) Fiscal Contingency Preparedness ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.