House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7976.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARBAJAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 49, March 18, 2026, Page H2597):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution which provides Congress with the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises in order to provide for the general Welfare of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7976, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7976
- 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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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
17 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 12 Democrats
5 of 17 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Becca Balint (D-VT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Dave Min (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Marie Perez (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Haley Stevens (D-MI).
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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.