House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education Act
Official title: To ensure the Secretary of Labor will manage elementary and secondary education programs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2026
- Committee actionJul 15, 2026
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9610.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 112, July 9, 2026, Page H4380):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9610, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9610
- 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
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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Harris.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.