House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Taxpayer Protection and Somalia Accountability Act of 2026
Official title: To provide for the suspension of bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance to the Government of Somalia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8334.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2961):Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8334, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8334
- 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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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.
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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
4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans
0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Max Miller (R-OH).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronny Jackson.
- H.R. 1316 (119th) Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
- H.R. 6444 (119th) Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- H.R. 2633 (119th) U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025
- H.R. 7616 (119th) Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act
- H.R. 7540 (119th) United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026
- H.R. 943 (119th) No User Fees for Gun Owners 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.