House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Improving Housing Access Act
Official title: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study that identifies options to remove barriers and improve housing for persons who are elderly or disabled.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 17, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7596.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 32, February 17, 2026, Page H2228):Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7596, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7596
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150614ac0df88d642be12bb0d2ea54dfb386d01639439cab9a849b63bc386d8c
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 noteThe text of H.R.7596 is contained in the text of H.R.6644, which became Public Law 119-101.Source: Congress.gov, record updated October 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7596, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7596
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
150614ac0df88d642be12bb0d2ea54dfb386d01639439cab9a849b63bc386d8c
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 21, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- S. 3969 (119th) Improving Housing Access ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 4856 (119th) Revitalizing America’s Housing ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.