1HOUSE · SEP 1, 2026
Passed the House
219–196PASSED
R 209–2 D 10–193 I 0–1
On Passage · roll 291 · 17 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 24, 2026
- Committee actionJul 15, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 1, 2026 · 219–196
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 14, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9436.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-766 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on August 27, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/766
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9436, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9436
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 106, June 24, 2026, Page H4246):Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 24, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9436, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9436
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 9436. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Sep 1, 2026 · roll 290R 0–209 D 202–2 I 0–1202–212Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.Res. 1499 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered…Related bill
- H.R. 8509 (119th) To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic…Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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