H.R. 5267: American Franchise Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-10 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702.

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American Franchise Act

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American Franchise Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5267.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] · 158 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5267, American Franchise Act (2026-10-07)

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Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Adam Gray (D-CA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Roger Williams (R-TX), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Vince Fong (R-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Tony Wied (R-WI), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David J. Taylor (R-OH), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC) and 98 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5267.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr5267 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills