House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Extinction Prevention Act of 2026
Official title: To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Adelita Grijalva D-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8850.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 83, May 15, 2026, Page H3551):Article 1, Sec. 1 and Sec. 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 28 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8850, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8850
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 20, 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
14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats
0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Steve Cohen (D-TN), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Dave Min (D-CA), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
- H.R. 7101 (119th) No Delay in Representation Act
- H.R. 7828 (119th) Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
- H.R. 6391 (119th) Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act
- H.R. 6440 (119th) Right to Read Act of 2025
- H.R. 7957 (119th) Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act
- H.R. 10557 (119th) Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Related bills
- S. 4543 (119th) Extinction Prevention Act of 2026Identical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.