House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bioindustrial Scale-Up for Supply Chains and Energy Resiliency Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to support the development, demonstration, and commercial application of biotechnology products to increase energy resiliency, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Mar 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7936.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAIRD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 47, March 16, 2026, Page H2530):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7936, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7936
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
8 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 8 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Donald Davis (D-NC), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Baird.
- H.R. 7194 (119th) Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
- H.R. 8036 (119th) Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
- H.R. 5221 (119th) PART Act
- H.R. 7024 (119th) Hemp Planting Predictability Act
- H.R. 575 (119th) Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
- H.R. 3208 (119th) No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.