House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
USA 6G Global Leadership Act
Official title: To require additional duties of the Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy with respect to United States diplomatic efforts ahead of certain international conferences, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Julie Johnson D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
- Committee actionApr 22, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 22, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 2.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8320.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 8320, USA 6G Global Leadership Act” on May 20, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62408
- CBO publication date
- May 20, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8320, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8320
- 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 Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2960):The Necessary and Proper Clause--Article I, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8320, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8320
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ea0d7930659862b402e6d14bc954c2ce8e706d699a8709dbaa50c349776b84b7
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list 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.
Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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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.