House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bond Improvement and Reclamation Assurance Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to establish additional considerations with regard to the adequacy of permit performance bonds, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 27, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7249.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELUZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Pages H1915-H1916):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7249, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7249
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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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.