House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Weaponization Offender Claims Ban Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 28 to include additional limitations on the intentional tort exception, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jul 20, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9793.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PETTERSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 118, July 20, 2026, Page H4682):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9793, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9793
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 31, 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. Brittany Pettersen.
- H.R. 528 (119th) Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act
- H.Res. 23 (119th) Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution
- H.R. 3694 (119th) VALID Act of 2025
- H.R. 10216 (119th) Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
- H.R. 1734 (119th) Preventing Deep Fake Scams Act
- H.R. 10036 (119th) Constituent Services Impacts of Federal Workforce Firings Act
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.