House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal Act
Official title: To authorize the President of the United States to issue cyber letters of marque and reprisal, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Burchett R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9697.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BURCHETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 115, July 15, 2026, Page H4545):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9697, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9697
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett.
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- H.R. 1373 (119th) Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 2247 (119th) Airmen Certificate Accessibility Act
- H.R. 8096 (119th) Duplication Scoring Act of 2026
- H.R. 7028 (119th) To require the Secretary of State to submit a notification to Congress prior to obligating funds for certain art-related purchases, and…
Related bills
- S. 5000 (119th) Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.