House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require recurring reports on the transition of jurisdictions no longer eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative funding, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter D-LAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Committee actionJun 24, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 14, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8874.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-743 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security Committee on July 13, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 13, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/743
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8874, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4636c3176da9e5834b6a9d0488c2ece835f2a516ea2dbf63d62f20ffa28baf72
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 85, May 19, 2026, Page H3628):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 102 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8874, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4636c3176da9e5834b6a9d0488c2ece835f2a516ea2dbf63d62f20ffa28baf72
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Carter.
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.