House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
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- IntroducedMar 4, 2026
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Mar 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7791.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARDER of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 41, March 4, 2026, Page H2421):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7791, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6f121a02174fb2911f73c9405fa43c1a8c92abdf653868e1324626b43fd8d6da
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.7791 is contained in the text of H.R.6644, which became Public Law 119-101.Source: Congress.gov, record updated July 29, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7791, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7791
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6f121a02174fb2911f73c9405fa43c1a8c92abdf653868e1324626b43fd8d6da
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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 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder.
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- H.R. 345 (119th) Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025
- H.R. 4671 (119th) Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act
- H.R. 2910 (119th) Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2025
- H.R. 4852 (119th) Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025
- H.R. 914 (119th) American CANS Act
Related bills
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.