House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
Official title: To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of renewable biomass for purposes of the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz R-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9827.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5177):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9827, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9827
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 7, 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
33 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 33 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), James Clyburn (D-SC), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Randy Fine (R-FL), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), James Gallagher (R-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Michael Guest (R-MS), Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Robert Latta (R-OH), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Max Miller (R-OH), Tim Moore (R-NC), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Emily Randall (D-WA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), John Rutherford (R-FL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Bentz.
- H.R. 655 (119th) Dalles Watershed Development Act
- H.R. 9337 (119th) Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
- H.R. 5133 (119th) Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025
- H.R. 1777 (119th) SECURE Notarization Act of 2025
- H.R. 5171 (119th) Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
- H.R. 7862 (119th) National Flood Insurance Program Clarification Act of 2026
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 7, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.