House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
United States Development Finance Corporation Effectiveness Act
Official title: To amend the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to provide for increased effectiveness.
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- IntroducedDec 10, 2025
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Dec 10, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6562.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTRO of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 208, December 10, 2025, Page H5561):Congressman Joaquin Castro Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 10, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 450 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6562, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6562
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.6562 is contained in the text of S.1071, which became Public Law 119-60.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 28, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6562, 119th Congress
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6562
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 28, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
99db6f890dc758f5fb1af72df10ccf1e64ae780de734b335f87f1ecd6894f801
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 28, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro.
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- H.Res. 1559 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- H.R. 4318 (119th) Head Start for Our Future Act
- H.R. 10642 (119th) Stop the Settlements Act
Related bills
- S. 1071 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
- S. 2296 (119th) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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