House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
FAIR Act of 2026
Official title: To restore the integrity of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walberg R-MIWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 20, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7638.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 34, February 20, 2026, Page H2235):Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7638, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7638
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 5, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 June 5, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7638, last updated June 5, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
- H.R. 4307 (119th) Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- H.R. 2616 (119th) Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
- H.R. 4386 (119th) America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act
- H.Res. 117 (119th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 2528 (119th) Association Health Plans Act
- H.R. 3170 (119th) Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 263 (119th) FAIR Act of 2025Related 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.