House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Let Kids Play Act
Official title: To prohibit vulture investors from investing in youth sports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Deluzio D-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 13, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 13, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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. 8788.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELUZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 81, May 13, 2026, Page H3453):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8788, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8788
- 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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Greg Casar (D-TX), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jared Golden (D-ME), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), John Mannion (D-NY), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Emily Randall (D-WA), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Deluzio.
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- H.R. 4076 (119th) Insurrection Act of 2025
- H.R. 1987 (119th) Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025
- H.R. 5391 (119th) Bipartisan Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Expansion Act
Related bills
- S. 4522 (119th) Let Kids Play ActIdentical 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.