House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Helping Our People Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to clarify that amounts in the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Trust Fund may be withdrawn by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Emily Randall D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7269.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. RANDALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7269, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7269
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Emily Randall.
- H.R. 2388 (119th) Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
- H.R. 2389 (119th) Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
- H.R. 2221 (119th) Office of Management and Budget Inspector General Act
- H.R. 3566 (119th) ANCHOR for Military Families Act
- H.R. 5603 (119th) Emergency Responder Protection Act
- H.R. 3654 (119th) TERRA Act
Related bills
- S. 3769 (119th) Helping Our People Act of 2026Identical 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.