House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026
Official title: To protect the separation of powers enshrined in the United States Constitution and end the weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 2, 2026
- Committee actionJul 15, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 8, 2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 704.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9098.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-805 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 8, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/805
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9098, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9098
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
344dd2c7bdbc9a6502512d27364b986497cf6a17962a7b4a2a69cafab98b87fd
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 93, June 2, 2026, Page H3775):Clause 3 of section 8 of article 1 of the ConsitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 53 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9098, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9098
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
344dd2c7bdbc9a6502512d27364b986497cf6a17962a7b4a2a69cafab98b87fd
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 (as of October 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9098, last updated October 19, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved October 19, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Russell Fry (R-SC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Robert Onder (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly.
- H.R. 7959 (119th) IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
- H.Res. 1156 (119th) Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
- H.R. 3514 (119th) Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- H.R. 516 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- H.R. 2199 (119th) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
- H.R. 4231 (119th) Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.