House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
PRESS Act
Official title: To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the importation of illicit pill press machines with the intent to counterfeit substances, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Addison McDowell R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7184.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McDOWELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 14, January 21, 2026, Page H1172):Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 44 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7184, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7184
- 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
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
32 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 32 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Mark Harris (R-NC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Brian Jack (R-GA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Robert Latta (R-OH), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Matt Van Epps (R-TN) and 2 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Addison McDowell.
- H.R. 2351 (119th) To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to update the policy of the Coast Guard regarding the use of medication to treat drug…
- H.R. 6152 (119th) Foreign Robocall Elimination Act
- H.R. 7625 (119th) MTS CYBER Act of 2026
- H.Res. 447 (119th) Condemning antisemitism and remembering Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.
- H.R. 3725 (119th) Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act
- H.R. 6364 (119th) Kidd’s Stuttering Act
Related bills
- S. 4446 (119th) PRESS ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.