House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SUPER BUGS Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other relevant departments and agencies, as appropriate, to formulate a strategy for the Federal Government to secure support from foreign countries, multilateral organizations, and other appropriate entities to facilitate the development and commercialization of qualified pandemic or epidemic products, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7879.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 43, March 9, 2026, Page H2477):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7879, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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 September 19, 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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Jim Costa (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), David Valadao (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
- H.R. 7543 (119th) Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
- H.R. 1423 (119th) Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
- H.R. 5195 (119th) Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act
- H.R. 2862 (119th) Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
- H.R. 7038 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
- H.R. 7398 (119th) Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.