House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Freedom to Ship Act
Official title: To prohibit discrimination against firearms shippers or transporters by common carriers and contract carriers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Boebert R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 30, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 9979.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BOEBERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 125, July 30, 2026, Pages H5207-H5208):clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 30, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9979, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9979
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 7, 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 7, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert.
- H.R. 845 (119th) Pet and Livestock Protection Act
- H.R. 3095 (119th) To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 131 (119th) Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
- H.R. 7487 (119th) Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
- H.R. 3231 (119th) American Energy Act
- H.R. 7817 (119th) No Federal Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens Health Insurance Act of 2026
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.