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H.R. 8553: POPCaP Authorization Act of 2026
119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-28 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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POPCaP Authorization Act of 2026
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POPCaP Authorization Act of 2026
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Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] · 2 cosponsors
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Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Josh Riley (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8553.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8553 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills