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H.R. 9495 · HOUSE2d
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.
H.R. 9486 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase transparency of group health plan data, prevent discrimination, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 9456 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to restrict the eligibility of aliens to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to aliens admitted to the United States as lawful permanent residents and who thereafter lawfully reside in the United States for at least 10 years.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
H.R. 9457 · HOUSE3d
Diversity Visa Protection and Modernization Act
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 9489 · HOUSE3d
GRACE for Military Survivors Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 9455 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit eligibility for the premium tax credit to individuals enrolled in qualified health plans offered by health insurance issuers that offer at least one qualified health plan which provides the option to make monthly cost-sharing payments, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 9466 · HOUSE3d
To improve the integrity and oversight of the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 9467 · HOUSE3d
To strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating States to expand the number of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, environmental literacy, and environmental health goals, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
H.R. 9453 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Clean Air Act to preserve consumer vehicle choice, protect the electric grid, and impose limits on regulations under that Act, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 9479 · HOUSE3d
To establish grounds for revocation of citizenship and immigration status, to review certain asylum and refugee grants, and require repatriation of denaturalized individuals with their children, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 9477 · HOUSE3d
To require certain artificial intelligence model developers to submit reports to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 9461 · HOUSE3d
To permit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Federal National Mortgage Association to purchase and securitize certain residential construction loans.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
H.R. 9468 · HOUSE3d
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to adjust long-term care hospital payment rates under the Medicare program.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 9494 · HOUSE3d
To provide for adjustment of status for certain nationals of Haiti, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
H.R. 9473 · HOUSE3d
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and became prisoners of war from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945.
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently…
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119th Congress · H.R. 8063 · Introduced

SPARK Act

Latest action Mar 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Constitutional authority statement (CDATA)

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 8063.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2676]

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Sponsor

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · [D-MA-7] · P000617
    Dem-MA-7 current · 4 terms · @RepPressley · 1 district office

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (5)

  • Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence (house) · house · rank 5
  • Federal Law Enforcement (house) · house · rank 4
  • House Committee on Financial Services (house) · house · rank 16 · site
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (house) · house · rank 20 · site
  • Housing and Insurance (house) · house · rank 4

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District offices (1)

  • 50 Redfield Street, Suite 302, Boston, MA, 02122 · 617-850-0040 · fax 202-225-9322 · 42.2880952,-71.0419031

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (1)

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] · [D-CA-12] · S001231 · Co-sponsored 2026-05-07
    Dem-CA-12 current · 1 term · @RepLSimon · 1 district office

Committees (1)

  • Small Business Committee [House Standing]
    2026-03-24T16:00:30ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (3)

  • 2026-03-24IntroReferralH11100via House floor actions
    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  • 2026-03-24IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2026-03-24IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

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Titles

  • Display Title2026-04-08T12:23:28Z
    SPARK Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2026-04-08T12:23:26Z
    SPARK Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2026-04-08T12:23:26Z
    Strengthening Place-based Access, Resources, and Knowledge Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2026-04-08T12:18:29Z
    To amend the Small Business Act to spur entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities, and for other purposes.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Commerce

Summaries

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Related bills

  • S 3876 (119) SPARK Act
    Latest: 2026-02-12 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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CBO cost estimates

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Latest action

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