House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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Official title: To affirm user ownership of their data, prohibit entities from requiring the transfer or monetization of private data in exchange for services, prohibit the collection of third-party contact information without written consent, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Cloud R-TXWhere 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 Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8652.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLOUD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 77, May 4, 2026, Page H3337):Article 1. Section 8. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 254 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8652, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8652
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8557ce8697c5b3f9f84540df995023567f3e719891492c400fe2a6e9905fe3ec
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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Cloud.
- H.R. 2249 (119th) Preserving Presidential Management Authority Act
- H.R. 925 (119th) Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- H.R. 563 (119th) No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your Rights Act
- H.R. 2039 (119th) Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2025
- H.R. 10017 (119th) Permanent CBDC Ban Act
- H.J.Res. 118 (119th) Expressing support for designating September 12, 2025, as "The Day of the Bible" in the United States of America.
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.