1HOUSE · APR 16, 2026
Passed the House
220–208PASSED
R 213–1 D 6–207 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 116 · 3 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
FENCES Act
Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedDec 3, 2025
- Committee actionJan 21, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 16, 2026 · 220–208
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 17, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6409.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 119-594 ↗; H. Rept. 119-594 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 14, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/594
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/594 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6409, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6409
- 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. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 202, December 3, 2025, Page H5027):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6409, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6409
- 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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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6409. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Apr 16, 2026 · roll 115R 0–214 D 213–0 I 0–1213–215Failed
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 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.
- H.R. 7022 (119th) Mystic Alerts Act
- H.J.Res. 35 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental…
- H.R. 1949 (119th) Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
- H.R. 884 (119th) To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the…
- H.R. 7084 (119th) Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
- H.R. 881 (119th) DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
Related bills
- H.Res. 1174 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review…Related bill
- S. 3836 (119th) FENCES ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.