House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Defining Dealer Act
Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide a definition for dealer.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8328.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DONALDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2960):Art1, Sec 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 11 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8328, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8328
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6b476d8ff201be678de9dc790a8d9748b486f3039a3ec7aee3001b2f191605f8
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 8328, last updated September 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 24, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds.
- H.R. 1676 (119th) Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
- H.R. 4922 (119th) D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
- H.Res. 137 (119th) Resolution designating the House Press Gallery (Rooms H-315, H-316, H-317, H-318, and H-319 in the United States Capitol) as the…
- H.R. 1118 (119th) Value Over Cost Act of 2026
- H.R. 856 (119th) Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
- H.R. 2835 (119th) Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act
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.