House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Reward Work Act
Official title: To prohibit public companies from repurchasing their shares on the open market, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 30, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8612.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 76, April 30, 2026, Page H3332):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8612, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8612
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4397837832bd9f7fc068ad2318cb5abfae3d520572fc4c995e13991c4f9af74d
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
17 cosponsors — 17 Democrats
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Summer Lee (D-PA), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesús García.
- H.R. 7032 (119th) Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
- H.Res. 838 (119th) Commemorating the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos in the United States and around the world.
- H.R. 9853 (119th) Right to Learn Act of 2026
- H.R. 10518 (119th) Diversify Act
- H.R. 8218 (119th) Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act
- H.R. 9513 (119th) Community Schools and Health Equity Act
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.