House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To require the use of the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any quota increase at the International Monetary Fund for member countries that employ certain exchange rate practices, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Committee actionApr 21, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 18, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 611.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8290.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8290, China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026” on April 29, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62394
- CBO publication date
- April 29, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8290, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8290
- 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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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-703 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on June 18, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 18, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/703
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8290, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8290
- 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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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SESSIONS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8290, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8290
- 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
No cosponsors.
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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.