H.R. 6990: PROTECT Act of 2026
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H.R. 6990: PROTECT Act of 2026
119th Congress · introduced 2026-01-08 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2026-01-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PROTECT Act of 2026
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Official text
PROTECT Act of 2026
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · 15 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Greg Casar (D-TX), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6990.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr6990 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills