House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
FLOWS Act of 2026
Official title: To establish a rural area digital infrastructure technology grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Eric Crawford R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 20, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9776.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAWFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 118, July 20, 2026, Page H4682):Article 1, Section 8 The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 248 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9776, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9776
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 29, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5710 (119th) Bridge the Gap for Rural Communities Act
- H.R. 8403 (119th) To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.
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Related bills
- S. 3967 (119th) FLOWS Act of 2026Related 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.