House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026
Official title: To expand credentialed, personalized financial and housing counseling to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or transitioning from service, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2026
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Latest action: Mar 24, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8056.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. McDONALD RIVET, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 55, March 24, 2026, Page H2676):U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8056, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8056
- 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
23 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 11 Democrats
12 of 23 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Donald Davis (D-NC), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Young Kim (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Cory Mills (R-FL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
- H.R. 10448 (119th) Reverse Big Ugly Tax Breaks for Data Centers Act
- H.R. 4954 (119th) Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025
- H.R. 7437 (119th) BASICS Act
- H.R. 4192 (119th) the Military PFAS Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 9474 (119th) Local Foods for Healthy Schools Act of 2026
- H.R. 5594 (119th) Protect Your PIN Act of 2025
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.