1HOUSE · MAR 27, 2026
Passed the House
247–164PASSED
R 205–0 D 41–164 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 105 · 20 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee actionJan 21, 2026
- Passed HouseMar 27, 2026 · 247–164
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7084.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7084, Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026” on February 12, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on January 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62115
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7084, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7084
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-563 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 20, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/563
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7084, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7084
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H920):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7084, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7084
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 7084. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), John McGuire (R-VA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Dale Strong (R-AL).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 1949 (119th) Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
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- H.R. 881 (119th) DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act
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Related bills
- H.Res. 1131 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…Procedurally related
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.