House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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Official title: To establish in the Department of State a Foundational Infrastructure for Responsible Use of Small Modular Reactor Technology program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. James Baird R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 4, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8648.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAIRD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 77, May 4, 2026, Page H3337):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8648, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8648
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 22, 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
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Pat Harrigan (R-NC), William Keating (D-MA), Young Kim (R-CA), Derek Schmidt (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Baird.
- H.R. 7194 (119th) Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
- H.R. 8036 (119th) Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026
- H.R. 5221 (119th) PART Act
- H.R. 7024 (119th) Hemp Planting Predictability Act
- H.R. 575 (119th) Increased TSP Access Act of 2025
- H.R. 3208 (119th) No Official Palestine Entry Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 5063 (119th) FIRST ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.