House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Methane Monitoring Science Act of 2026
Official title: To require a Federal science strategy for the monitoring and detection of methane, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Beyer D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7416.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BEYER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 27, February 9, 2026, Page H2096):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7416, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7416
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 15, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer.
- H.J.Res. 63 (119th) Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".
- H.R. 1657 (119th) Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025
- H.R. 2033 (119th) Military Spouse Hiring Act
- H.R. 6617 (119th) Keeping All Students Safe Act
- H.R. 9047 (119th) Arlington National Cemetery Viewshed Protection Act
- H.R. 3505 (119th) Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.