House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Urban Canal Modernization Act
Official title: To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Simpson R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 21, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 21, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6279.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SIMPSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 197, November 21, 2025, Page H4897):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6279, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6279
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 10, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Simpson.
- H.R. 4754 (119th) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 9171 (119th) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
- H.R. 319 (119th) To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.
- H.R. 634 (119th) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2025
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.